Semi-Final: Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

:00:51. > :01:01.55 year wait to be champions can only end if Tottenham win here.

:01:02. > :01:05.COMMENTATOR: Here is Hazard, what a goal by Eden Hazard!

:01:06. > :01:13.Chelsea have ripped the title out of Tottenham's hands. Tottenham have

:01:14. > :01:17.finished. Tottenham are striving for excellence. The best coached team in

:01:18. > :01:21.the Premier League. They know they have to win a trophy. Chelsea have

:01:22. > :01:28.raised the bar that little bit. Kante finds a way! They are

:01:29. > :01:31.relentless. Can anybody stop Antonio Conte's Chelsea? The most strongest

:01:32. > :01:35.mentally this year and they will take it to the wire. Special strike

:01:36. > :01:41.to add to the collection of Harry Kane. Chelsea fans rise to Eden

:01:42. > :01:45.Hazard, brilliant! Chelsea, be concerned, because Tottenham are

:01:46. > :01:54.coming at you. The two best teams in the country go

:01:55. > :01:57.head-to-head at Wembley for a place in The Emirates FA Cup final.

:01:58. > :02:02.Chelsea's ten point lead in the Premier League has been cut to just

:02:03. > :02:07.four by Tottenham in recent weeks. So much talent on show today but

:02:08. > :02:13.it's been an emotional 24 hours for Spurs following the death of their

:02:14. > :02:16.U23 coach Ugo Ehiogu at the age of just 44. There will be a minute's

:02:17. > :02:23.applause before kick-off in memory of the former England international.

:02:24. > :02:28.Our condolences of course go to the Ugo's friends and family and we will

:02:29. > :02:32.pay tribute to him at half-time. Alan Shearer, Frank Lampard and

:02:33. > :02:35.Jermaine Jenas John Halas, plenty to come from them before kick-off but

:02:36. > :02:40.first the team use and quite significant Tignous it is too.

:02:41. > :02:45.Thibaut Courtois recovers from an ankle knock to start in goal, Nathan

:02:46. > :02:48.Ake replaces Gary Cahill for his third Chelsea appearance this

:02:49. > :02:53.season. Marcos Alonso returns at left wingback after a stomach bug,

:02:54. > :02:56.no place for Eden Hazard, Willian maintains his record of starting

:02:57. > :03:01.every FA Cup game this season and the shock inclusion upfront too of

:03:02. > :03:05.Michy Batshuayi, making his first start in nearly three months, there

:03:06. > :03:09.is no Diego Costa. As for Tottenham Hugo Lloris Captain

:03:10. > :03:14.Spurs on his first FA Cup start over three years. In defence Eric Dier

:03:15. > :03:17.drops into a familiar back three, Son deputises at left wingback

:03:18. > :03:21.despite being the joint top scorer in this year's competition.

:03:22. > :03:25.Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli take up their usual positions in mind

:03:26. > :03:31.Harry Kane, the England man already has 25 goals to his name this

:03:32. > :03:37.season. Only one question to start with? Apart from the fact it is a

:03:38. > :03:41.big game, the big omissions of Eden Hazard and Diego Costa. Big

:03:42. > :03:44.surprise, you could argue Diego Costa's form doesn't warrant him a

:03:45. > :03:49.place in the starting line-up because he hasn't been at it since

:03:50. > :03:54.Christmas, hasn't scored in six games. But the huge surprise in

:03:55. > :03:57.leaving, or resting, Eden Hazard. I know they play Southampton on

:03:58. > :04:00.Tuesday evening in the league but they have not been in European

:04:01. > :04:04.football this season when other teams have been travelling around

:04:05. > :04:09.Europe these guys have been resting. It is a massive surprise. What is

:04:10. > :04:12.your take on it as a Chelsea man, Frank? As a Chelsea man I am sitting

:04:13. > :04:18.here this morning thinking how do we win this game? Eden Hazard and Diego

:04:19. > :04:21.Costa at the front of that, they have been the attacking players and

:04:22. > :04:26.the big players so to take them out of the team. We have Willian who is

:04:27. > :04:29.an attacking boy but Batshuayi, he has not done much at Chelsea. He

:04:30. > :04:33.must have thought long and hard about it and we will see. It will

:04:34. > :04:38.either be a genius move, having rested Hazard and Costa or if they

:04:39. > :04:42.lose people will look at it. Looking at the Tottenham line-up the

:04:43. > :04:46.interesting thing is the wingback selection, particularly on the left.

:04:47. > :04:49.Son is definitely a surprise to a lot of people, to be fair to

:04:50. > :04:55.Trippier on the right-hand side he has been playing very well as well

:04:56. > :04:59.as Ben Davies. Son came in in the Champions League game against Gent

:05:00. > :05:02.at half-time in the left wingback position and played very well,

:05:03. > :05:06.changed the game, he is in form, so whether he's just trying to fit him

:05:07. > :05:11.into the team because of his impact from goals, or whether he is more

:05:12. > :05:15.worried about keeping Moses back, and obviously the worry that he

:05:16. > :05:19.brings to the team and his attacking prowess. Again, it's another one of

:05:20. > :05:25.those moves we will look out at the end of the game and say it was

:05:26. > :05:29.either a weird one. Besides last season when Chelsea were dominated

:05:30. > :05:33.the only side that has looked comfortable against the league

:05:34. > :05:36.leaders this season is Spurs. They looked very comfortable. You said

:05:37. > :05:39.Man United last weekend, they were aggressive and man marked them but

:05:40. > :05:42.Tottenham will fancy their chances and won't do that because they will

:05:43. > :05:49.think they have more ability in their team and would need to change.

:05:50. > :05:53.This is in the game they beat them, Wanyama was fantastic in this game

:05:54. > :05:56.and will have to be every bit again today if Tottenham are going to get

:05:57. > :06:01.a result. Close them down, going straight at the Chelsea players, not

:06:02. > :06:07.giving them any space whatsoever. Everyone was at it. Goes to Eriksen

:06:08. > :06:11.come into the box and decent effort on goal and they were like that for

:06:12. > :06:14.the vast majority of the game. This is the first goal for Dele Alli,

:06:15. > :06:18.brilliant ball in but look how clever he is not going in to stand

:06:19. > :06:22.up against one of the centre halves or the full-back and what a

:06:23. > :06:27.brilliant header that is. Almost identical goal, similar ball in a

:06:28. > :06:31.look at his positioning in between the full-back and the centre-half,

:06:32. > :06:36.pulls off him, far post, Azpilicueta doesn't know where he is an equally

:06:37. > :06:40.good header as the first one. I mentioned Wanyama earlier on in the

:06:41. > :06:44.piece, this sort of summed up the game, he was Man of the Match, not

:06:45. > :06:48.Dele Alli who got two goals, superb skill and he bossed the midfield

:06:49. > :06:52.that they will have to do the same today if they are to go through to

:06:53. > :06:56.the final. We need some explanation is. Matas here from the Chelsea head

:06:57. > :06:58.coach Antonio Conte. One thing is for sure he will be kicking every

:06:59. > :07:24.ball with his team today. Antonio, some very big team

:07:25. > :07:28.decisions today, most notably Costa and Hazard on the bench. Can you

:07:29. > :07:34.talk me through your thinking behind the way you have set out your team

:07:35. > :07:42.today? Yeah, I took this decision about our starting XI. I think that

:07:43. > :07:48.in this moment in this part of the season when you play another game

:07:49. > :07:57.that is important for us it's important to have the play in your

:07:58. > :08:04.mind and then take the decision. You risk in the same way if you start

:08:05. > :08:09.with Eden and Diego, or if they come on, it's the same. It's important to

:08:10. > :08:12.have an idea, to know the situation of your team, of your players

:08:13. > :08:18.command to try to make the best decision. There you have it, that is

:08:19. > :08:22.his explanation. Aside from that, since he has changed his formation

:08:23. > :08:25.it has worked, not just for the team but it is a formation that kind of

:08:26. > :08:29.works with David Luiz, because there were so many question marks about

:08:30. > :08:34.him prior. David Luiz has always been a top defender for me, he is a

:08:35. > :08:39.world-class defender, and in his first period at Chelsea the only

:08:40. > :08:42.accusation about him would be he overplayed at times he had such

:08:43. > :08:46.confidence in his own ability that there were times he would make a

:08:47. > :08:49.great defensive tackle and then try and overplay in dangerous areas

:08:50. > :08:52.where he shouldn't. In his first period at Chelsea he was

:08:53. > :08:55.occasionally a midfield and these things you cannot do as a

:08:56. > :08:59.centre-half. The other thing for me when he was here first he was

:09:00. > :09:04.playing in a back four and hear his body shape was wrong and he got

:09:05. > :09:14.exposed and the Chicharito scored. Cincy has come back to the club in

:09:15. > :09:16.the back three he can play central giving him time on the ball where

:09:17. > :09:19.his great range of passing can start a tax. He has lots of time here, his

:09:20. > :09:22.balls driven into the front men getting Chelsea onto the attack.

:09:23. > :09:24.Nobody closing down because he has the nice central role. On the

:09:25. > :09:27.defensive side it has given him the confidence that he does not have to

:09:28. > :09:30.worry about being as exposed as he was previously when he was here so

:09:31. > :09:33.he can stay central, he knows Azpilicueta and Gary Cahill will

:09:34. > :09:37.defend everything in front of them and take a good positions in the box

:09:38. > :09:40.to defend the box, he has a good reading of the game and is sharp

:09:41. > :09:45.around the box. He has come back like a more mature man. Going away

:09:46. > :09:49.and playing in Paris, the change in system has helped him and he is a

:09:50. > :09:51.massive character. When there is injuries around him they have not

:09:52. > :09:55.wanted to move him out of the central position because he's so

:09:56. > :09:59.comfortable they are. He is certainly a more mature man today,

:10:00. > :10:08.it's his 30th birthday, happy birthday David Luiz. You talked

:10:09. > :10:11.before the game, Alan, about the fact Costa has not been a great form

:10:12. > :10:13.of late. Having said that Batshuayi has come in and hardly played any

:10:14. > :10:16.football. He's only played 22 minutes since the end of January,

:10:17. > :10:19.five goals this season. When you are not playing and the guy in front of

:10:20. > :10:22.you is not doing as well as he should be you have every right to

:10:23. > :10:26.knock on the manager's door and ask for an opportunity. He has a hell of

:10:27. > :10:30.an opportunity to make a point today in front of millions, in front of

:10:31. > :10:34.his fans here at Wembley Stadium. So it is a great chance for him to go

:10:35. > :10:39.and shine today. I might be getting a bit ahead of myself here but are

:10:40. > :10:45.some teams working at Chelsea? I think you are. I'm just playing

:10:46. > :10:49.devil's advocate. What happened at Manchester United at the weekend,

:10:50. > :10:51.they did a fantastic job, especially Ander Herrera but I think that was

:10:52. > :10:55.more of a blip for Chelsea, they have a lot more to offer, they have

:10:56. > :11:00.too many world-class players within their ranks to be sussed out. It is

:11:01. > :11:03.a couple of defeats in the last few weeks, Palace as well. What has

:11:04. > :11:06.upset the more than anything is the goals they are letting in all of a

:11:07. > :11:17.sudden after keeping so many clean sheets and they

:11:18. > :11:21.were so solid, they have a foundation to build from for their

:11:22. > :11:24.attack but now they are leaking goals and that's a massive area you

:11:25. > :11:26.want to shore up going into the back end of the season. We have heard

:11:27. > :11:29.from the current Chelsea manager, we can go pitch side for the thoughts

:11:30. > :11:31.of one of his predecessors, Eilidh Barbour is with Ruud Gullit.

:11:32. > :11:35.One of Antonio Costa's predecessor, as Gary says, but already won a FA

:11:36. > :11:39.Cup 20 years ago. I feel old already! But it was amazing for me.

:11:40. > :11:43.I never asked for the job but I got the job because they wanted me to do

:11:44. > :11:47.it and eventually we get to the final and win it and for the fans it

:11:48. > :11:52.was fantastic and also for the players. If you have your manager's

:11:53. > :11:56.hat on and look at the two teams out there today, which dugout would you

:11:57. > :12:00.rather be in? Which group of players would you rather be in charge of? I

:12:01. > :12:06.think Tottenham players have the best guns, the best players. Chelsea

:12:07. > :12:12.have two on the bench, Hazard and Costa. Do they have the squad to do

:12:13. > :12:17.that? I think this game is also a psychological game because if you

:12:18. > :12:23.win it will push you for the championship. I think that the ones

:12:24. > :12:27.who win this game, maybe also will win the championship. A huge

:12:28. > :12:32.decision from Conte to leave those two out. I know you said on football

:12:33. > :12:36.this morning -- Football Focus this morning that you fancy Chelsea, does

:12:37. > :12:39.it change your mind? It doesn't change my mind because they can come

:12:40. > :12:43.onto the pitch from the bench but can they afford to do it? That is

:12:44. > :12:47.what you are thinking of, if he's doing it if he thinks he can rest

:12:48. > :12:51.them for the championship, OK, let's see if they can. He knows his team

:12:52. > :12:55.better than we do but it is a gamble, of course, but they are

:12:56. > :12:59.still on the bench and can still come on. Thank you for joining us.

:13:00. > :13:04.We will chat to you again at half-time.

:13:05. > :13:08.Gary. Since winning the cup in 91, and what a side that was, Spurs have

:13:09. > :13:17.lost six semifinals in a row. # Life is but a dream #

:13:18. > :13:27.COMMENTATOR: Merson chips it in and in comes Tony Adams and Spurs's cup

:13:28. > :13:32.dreams are over. # But there's no escaping...

:13:33. > :13:44.COMMENTATOR: It's all over Everton four. Oh! Who else but Alan Shearer,

:13:45. > :13:49.the man for the big occasion? In comes the cross and Pires is there.

:13:50. > :13:56.Arsenal 2-1 Spurs. The Prince stands and scores! And

:13:57. > :14:04.puts Portsmouth into the final. And the goal is given, Spurs are

:14:05. > :14:14.furious. It is a fantastic goal by Frank Lampard! I think I recognise a

:14:15. > :14:19.couple of the goal-scorers there. Defeat would make Spurs the first

:14:20. > :14:22.club in the history of the FA Cup to lose seven consecutive semifinals.

:14:23. > :14:25.Let's get the thoughts of the man hoping to end that run, Mauricio

:14:26. > :14:30.Pochettino. It has been a difficult couple of

:14:31. > :14:33.days for the club. How hard has it been to prepare for this match and

:14:34. > :14:37.go out and play football after what has happened? Yes, it is so

:14:38. > :14:47.difficult. It is a big loss for us and a big loss for all of the

:14:48. > :14:53.Tottenham family. I want to say to all of his family and my friends,

:14:54. > :14:58.all my best, and a big hug because it is a difficult moment for us. And

:14:59. > :15:06.now we play football. But yes, it was a very tough and very difficult,

:15:07. > :15:12.still, always, through our life we will need to adapt to live with that

:15:13. > :15:18.pain in our heart. The problem is what we can do to change. Only now

:15:19. > :15:24.to give all of our support to his family and try to be close with his

:15:25. > :15:30.friends. Very sad time. If we look to today's game now, how do you set

:15:31. > :15:33.up for today? There are not many changes in terms of players but it

:15:34. > :15:41.looks like a different formation to the last match. As always we base on

:15:42. > :15:50.principle in the way that we play, not on systems. You will see all the

:15:51. > :15:54.people that watch Tottenham for a long time, I think for us it's not

:15:55. > :16:07.important the system. It's true that we want to win, we will put very

:16:08. > :16:08.offensive setup and we will try to give our best and try to win the

:16:09. > :16:17.game. That is our challenge. There is so much talent in this

:16:18. > :16:22.first-team but it's often Mousa Dembele who is the linchpin. He was

:16:23. > :16:38.described as a genius by his manager earlier this month.

:16:39. > :16:48.Pochettino said he wish he had US a younger player. What is your

:16:49. > :16:55.relationship like with the manager? Very good. He speaks a lot with me,

:16:56. > :16:59.the way he trains, the way he motivates people is something

:17:00. > :17:05.special. Everybody recognises it, it's the biggest reason we have so

:17:06. > :17:10.much success here. He said he wished he had me when I was younger. I know

:17:11. > :17:15.what he means. He helped me a lot to show me my limits and recognise I

:17:16. > :17:21.can do a lot more than I did before. Has it taken new time to get to your

:17:22. > :17:25.true potential? I don't think so. I'm playing better. The way we play

:17:26. > :17:32.now, it's easier to play and we all know what to do. You are in a title

:17:33. > :17:36.race again for the second consecutive year. How does this

:17:37. > :17:43.season compared to last season? What's changed? Last year, the last

:17:44. > :17:46.two games, it's difficult to say what happened. This year we are

:17:47. > :17:53.Mogul focused and we believe in it. Everybody said so many points. I

:17:54. > :17:59.don't think about how many points, we just try to win games. The

:18:00. > :18:02.semifinal of the FA Cup, Chelsea are leaders and you are second. Do

:18:03. > :18:08.Chelsea have a psychological advantage? I don't believe this. I

:18:09. > :18:14.know they respect us, they know it won't be easy. It's a game on its

:18:15. > :18:20.own. For me personally it has nothing to do with it.

:18:21. > :18:29.The inimitable Garth Crooks putting the questions. Dembele is pivotal to

:18:30. > :18:33.Tottenham. He is indeed. Harry Kane gets plaudits, so does Dele Alli,

:18:34. > :18:37.but if you spoke to the players about their most important player, a

:18:38. > :18:42.lot of them would say Mousa Dembele. He goes past people with ease. Look

:18:43. > :18:47.at the amount of bodies he draws in to create an opportunity for Harry

:18:48. > :18:53.Kane. He was so strong in this game alongside Wanyama. The amount of

:18:54. > :18:56.time he gets back. This is what everybody loves about him. He has

:18:57. > :19:03.the ability to glide past people like they aren't even there. He's so

:19:04. > :19:08.strong with the ball that nobody can get it off him. Towards the back end

:19:09. > :19:13.of this season, he seems even sharper and even quicker. Does he

:19:14. > :19:17.create enough chances or score enough? That's a criticism of him.

:19:18. > :19:22.If you think about players who play in the two in front of the back

:19:23. > :19:28.four, it's like a new midfielder. He scored last weekend. It's a part of

:19:29. > :19:34.his game he should probably work on, but his job is to get the ball, give

:19:35. > :19:39.it to people like Eriksen, Alli, Son, they are the goal-scoring

:19:40. > :19:44.midfielder 's these days. Spurs have struggled at Wembley and in the

:19:45. > :19:51.Champions League in particular. It could be their home ground next

:19:52. > :19:57.season. Why do you think it is? A change of stoutly -- Stadium for the

:19:58. > :20:01.fans, a move from the home ground. Spurs player very fast, pressing

:20:02. > :20:05.game with the ball and they haven't transferred it to Wembley. They will

:20:06. > :20:12.have to do. If you want to win the FA Cup, you have to perform here.

:20:13. > :20:16.440 square metres bigger. If this is their home game next year, they

:20:17. > :20:20.should make it the same size as White Hart Lane. They should do

:20:21. > :20:26.then. Once again we are looking at Harry Kane. One season wonder! He's

:20:27. > :20:30.now scored over 20 goals in the Premier League for three consecutive

:20:31. > :20:34.seasons. He's a hell of a player. He's had an injury lately and came

:20:35. > :20:39.back last weekend, looking very sharp. He's one of the best forwards

:20:40. > :20:47.in the league. He is having an season again. It's a crucial time

:20:48. > :20:52.for Tottenham are not just Harry. They want to be classed as a big

:20:53. > :20:56.club, big clubs win things. They have to start winning things now.

:20:57. > :21:00.They've got one of the best goalkeepers in the league, the best

:21:01. > :21:05.centre-half in Alderweireld. We've just spoken about Wanyama and

:21:06. > :21:11.Dembele. Harry Kane. Eriksen isn't bad. One of the best youngsters in

:21:12. > :21:15.world football in Dele Alli and they now have to win things. They are

:21:16. > :21:22.talking about Pochettino being a great coach, but he's yet to win a

:21:23. > :21:25.major trophy. That's the next step. It's these moments, with these

:21:26. > :21:30.players from working with them to getting them to this point, we are

:21:31. > :21:34.about to see if he's made that big step in his own managerial career as

:21:35. > :21:39.well as the players making that huge step. They will also take a lot of

:21:40. > :21:47.confidence from seeing the team sheets. When they saw no Costa,

:21:48. > :21:51.Hazard, Gary Cahill. They will say they've got one hell of a chance of

:21:52. > :21:57.getting to the FA Cup final. How do you see it going? The best team in

:21:58. > :22:01.the league, Chelsea, and the form team, Tottenham. Tottenham have a

:22:02. > :22:06.history of not performing, losing six semifinals in Rome. Now they

:22:07. > :22:13.have the team to do it. I see a really close game. I can't say I

:22:14. > :22:18.fancy Tottenham is a Chelsea man! It will take a big Chelsea performance

:22:19. > :22:24.to win. I fancy Spurs. It will be tight. The form they are in, free at

:22:25. > :22:30.the back, he's saying we can take you on and I fancy them. I'll go

:22:31. > :22:35.with the form team, Tottenham. The first of the FA Cup semifinals. The

:22:36. > :22:38.best two sides in the country, Chelsea against Tottenham Hotspur.

:22:39. > :22:43.Your commentators are Danny Murphy and Steve Wilson.

:22:44. > :22:49.Good afternoon. Shoulder to shoulder, not quite neck and neck in

:22:50. > :22:55.the Premier League title race, but it could be getting there. Both

:22:56. > :23:01.Spurs and Chelsea can realistically dream of being double winners in

:23:02. > :23:08.2017. But not for long. One of those dreams will fall by the wayside

:23:09. > :23:13.tonight. It's been said that nobody remembers the semifinal losers.

:23:14. > :23:19.Spurs fans might not agree. Six times FA Cup semifinalists in the

:23:20. > :23:26.last 24 years and beaten every time. Is this their time? Or will it be

:23:27. > :23:32.Chelsea's again? Fantastic early evening. Thibaut Courtois is back

:23:33. > :23:37.after his ankle injury. Cahill is out. Ake plays his first game since

:23:38. > :23:44.the fifth round win at Wolves. Alonso and Moses have recovered from

:23:45. > :23:51.illness. Up front, no Costa or Hazard. William -- Willian and Pedro

:23:52. > :23:54.support Batshuayi, whose last start was in the fourth-round against

:23:55. > :24:00.Brentford for stop Lloris might have played over 200 games for Spurs, but

:24:01. > :24:07.only one was in the FA Cup, against Arsenal in 2014. A back three in of

:24:08. > :24:14.him. Trivia preferred to walk. Son on the left. -- Trippier. That's a

:24:15. > :24:24.surprise. Up front, Eriksen and Alli supporting Harry Kane. Interesting

:24:25. > :24:32.to see these two young managers, Antonio Conte and Moritz Pochettino.

:24:33. > :24:37.Conti with a whole host of trophies and medals as a manager. Pochettino

:24:38. > :24:43.with nothing, Spurs with nothing for a long time. Too long, they will

:24:44. > :24:55.say. On the bench for Chelsea, Hazard and cost. It's a big call by

:24:56. > :25:01.Antonio Conte to leave them out. Can he break through for Tottenham

:25:02. > :25:08.Hotspur and win them a trophy? Michy Batshuayi, the young man up front

:25:09. > :25:15.for Chelsea today. 23 years old, prolific with Marseille, yet to

:25:16. > :25:18.really make an impact at Chelsea. The referee, Martin Atkinson, took

:25:19. > :25:26.charge of this game, cup semifinal between these teams when Chelsea won

:25:27. > :25:31.5-1 including a ghost goal from Juan Mata that never crossed the line.

:25:32. > :25:35.This week English football lost one of its most respected former

:25:36. > :25:41.players. Ugo Ehiogu played with pride, skill and determination for

:25:42. > :25:46.West Brom, Villa, Middlesbrough, Leeds, Sheffield United and Rangers.

:25:47. > :25:50.He was seen as an up and coming coach with a reputation for passing

:25:51. > :25:55.on his knowledge, working with Tottenham's under 23 side. We pass

:25:56. > :26:01.on our heartfelt condolences to Gemma and his children. Football has

:26:02. > :26:05.lost, but they have lost a dad and a husband.

:26:06. > :27:04.APPLAUSE .

:27:05. > :27:16.Terrible shock for those young Tottenham players who worked closely

:27:17. > :27:22.with Ugo Ehiogu. It's been a very special season of shocks in the cup,

:27:23. > :27:27.so well done Macclesfield and Millwall, Baro, Wolves, Sutton and

:27:28. > :27:31.Lincoln, but now it's the big boys. Four of the usual suspects to kick

:27:32. > :27:37.off this semifinal weekend. Tottenham against Chelsea is the

:27:38. > :27:42.first of the last four encounters. Martin Atkinson is ready. Tottenham

:27:43. > :27:48.and Chelsea are ready. Spurs will kick from right-to-left in the first

:27:49. > :27:58.45 minutes. Both chasing the title. Both hoping to win this FA Cup.

:27:59. > :28:08.It could barely be more mouthwatering and encounter. Spurs

:28:09. > :28:14.have a throw. Danny Murphy, everyone has been looking forward to this for

:28:15. > :28:19.a long time. Including me. Contact Miss -- fantastic atmosphere this

:28:20. > :28:23.evening. A couple of surprises in the line-ups, but still a

:28:24. > :28:32.fascinating game. So many battles all over the pitch. I think the

:28:33. > :28:35.absence of cost and Hazard was a surprise for most people this

:28:36. > :28:40.evening. I think that's a compliment to Tottenham. I think he wants

:28:41. > :28:44.everybody on board defensively. Sometimes you don't get that with

:28:45. > :28:53.Hazard. He's probably been their best player this season, though.

:28:54. > :28:58.Spurs get a corner thanks to the endeavours and determination of

:28:59. > :29:07.Harry Kane. Putting Ake under pressure.

:29:08. > :29:14.Spurs starts this semi on the front foot. Christian Eriksen with this

:29:15. > :29:22.early corner kick. Alderweireld! If he had made contact, it would have

:29:23. > :29:30.been a free header. Spurs rebound onto the attack. The pass intended

:29:31. > :29:35.for Alli was cut out by Azpilicueta. Willian has had to be patient this

:29:36. > :29:40.season. It's a chance for him, just as it is for Batshuayi, who was

:29:41. > :29:44.beaten to it by Hugo Lloris. Good break by Chelsea. Dembele using his

:29:45. > :29:59.athleticism to get back in. Victor Moses asked to retreat a

:30:00. > :30:10.little before taking the Chelsea throw in.

:30:11. > :30:16.Ake performed so well for Bournemouth in his loan spell in the

:30:17. > :30:22.first half of this season. Their form really tailed off when he went

:30:23. > :30:27.back to Chelsea. This is a big stage for him. He was at Reading when they

:30:28. > :30:32.reached the semifinal a couple of years ago. But his loan spell ended

:30:33. > :30:37.just before they took on Arsenal in the semifinal. That's a good tackle

:30:38. > :30:48.by Nathan Agevi. He will feel pretty good about that. -- Nathan Ake. Eric

:30:49. > :30:56.Dier brings down Pedro. Out protests. Earlier -- early recipient

:30:57. > :31:03.of a yellow card for a foul on Pedro. Another great break, started

:31:04. > :31:09.by Ake. A great tackle on the edge of his box. He's made the most of

:31:10. > :31:13.it, Pedro, but he was stopped. Lovely touch from Batshuayi. That

:31:14. > :31:19.will do him the world of good as well. Good awareness from the young

:31:20. > :31:22.man, who we haven't seen much of. Another couple of yards and it was

:31:23. > :31:28.inside the penalty area. It could have been worse than a yellow. That

:31:29. > :31:34.is only his second yellow card in his last 41 Tottenham games, which

:31:35. > :31:39.is incredible. You very rarely see him going to ground in desperation.

:31:40. > :31:46.He's very calm, a good decision maker. He said to the ref that Pedro

:31:47. > :31:47.had made the most of that. Will it be a Willian Curly or a David Luiz

:31:48. > :31:56.Dipper? It is a chance for Chelsea either

:31:57. > :32:03.way, that is for sure, Hugo Lloris on his toes, it is a long white

:32:04. > :32:08.wall, Willian scores for Chelsea! And immediately repays the faith the

:32:09. > :32:14.manager has shown in him. Effectively in the side in place of

:32:15. > :32:20.Eden Hazard, Chelsea's Brazilian Willian gives them the lead in the

:32:21. > :32:24.semifinal. We have seen him do it so many times. I think he's been

:32:25. > :32:33.unfortunate this season, Willian, not to play more. I'm not sure it

:32:34. > :32:37.takes any sort of deflection. We will see it better from this angle,

:32:38. > :32:43.it is a short run-up. The keeper has got to save it. It's a goalkeeping

:32:44. > :32:49.mistake, it's his side, he took a big step to the right, he can't see

:32:50. > :32:53.the ball, if he keeps his position he catches it. You see it so often,

:32:54. > :32:56.the goalkeeper just move one way and then get beat the other. But he

:32:57. > :33:02.doesn't need to because he has his wall outside and if the wall does

:33:03. > :33:09.its job from that close and jumps... It is still a great free kick,

:33:10. > :33:12.Chelsea in front early. He will be really disappointed with himself

:33:13. > :33:15.when he looks back at that, Lloris, top goalkeeper like him. It is

:33:16. > :33:32.Alderweireld. Alonso retreating. Hugo Lloris.

:33:33. > :33:37.With the ball being so close it's not far off impossible to get it

:33:38. > :33:45.high over the wall and dip in time in 18, 19 yards so he's got to keep

:33:46. > :33:52.his position. Little flick from Kane looking for Eriksen, David Luiz is

:33:53. > :33:56.there, captain played by Victor Moses but he might regret doing so.

:33:57. > :34:04.Dele Alli. What is it about Spurs and Wembley? It's still a long way

:34:05. > :34:13.to go but they are behind. They have a corner, however.

:34:14. > :34:17.Spurs have only won one of the last eight games over nine years they've

:34:18. > :34:34.played in the stadium. Christian Eriksen with this corner.

:34:35. > :34:39.Headed firmly away by Nathan Ake from the Chelsea area. The key is to

:34:40. > :34:44.try and remain calm, get some touches on the ball, get yourself

:34:45. > :34:50.back into the game. Some people say you can score too early but I'm not

:34:51. > :34:55.sure I am a believer in that one. It's got to be playing these days at

:34:56. > :35:12.a football match, there must be a plane overhead.

:35:13. > :35:18.Strange really, the only game Tottenham have won over those nine

:35:19. > :35:20.years at Wembley Stadium was the only game that didn't really matter,

:35:21. > :35:26.the dead rubber in the Champions League earlier this year against

:35:27. > :35:30.CSKA Moscow. That is N'Golo Kante, Michy Batshuayi is square, here he

:35:31. > :35:38.is, Angola can then again, good play by Dembele to snuff out the first

:35:39. > :35:48.threat from Batshuayi. Vertonghen has helped out. That was sloppy. --

:35:49. > :35:55.N'Golo Kante again. Spurs look hesitant.

:35:56. > :36:03.Incidentally, Spurs have to announce over the next week whether they will

:36:04. > :36:11.be playing all their home fixtures here next season. Here's the goal. I

:36:12. > :36:17.mean, I'd think it does clip somebody slightly on the way

:36:18. > :36:23.through. But it is a big error from Lloris. Good to see Costa happy,

:36:24. > :36:30.celebrating. He is certainly celebrating. I'm not sure he is

:36:31. > :36:35.exactly happy to be out of the side but he's happy enough to see his, I

:36:36. > :36:37.hesitate to say, Countryman, Countryman by birth anyway, put

:36:38. > :37:00.Chelsea in front. Dembele. So many victories have come so

:37:01. > :37:05.naturally, so easily, so comfortably for Tottenham Hotspur of late. At

:37:06. > :37:10.Chelsea was never going to be like that, and certainly not now. They

:37:11. > :37:14.will be wounded, would they, after their performance at Old Trafford?

:37:15. > :37:20.Top players always have a point to prove when you have let yourself

:37:21. > :37:27.down in a game. Jan Vertonghen to Son Heung-min. He is in an

:37:28. > :37:33.unfamiliar position on the left of Spurs' four man midfield.

:37:34. > :37:35.Wanyama. Trippier claiming a handball on Marcos Alonso, but not

:37:36. > :37:51.getting it. The three slightly unexpected picks

:37:52. > :37:58.for Chelsea, Ake, Batshuayi and Willian have all made a great start

:37:59. > :38:02.to the game. They have, there is a freshness about them, especially

:38:03. > :38:07.Willian. He is a super player only because of Pedro's Superform and

:38:08. > :38:17.Hazard, that he's not been playing. Pedro. Ake. Ake looks to me to the

:38:18. > :38:22.Manor born, he has that elegance and grace about the way he plays. He

:38:23. > :38:25.does need to be playing football. When they brought him back I thought

:38:26. > :38:31.they were going to play him a bit more but he has not played much

:38:32. > :38:37.since. Great opportunity for him today. He has started with a great

:38:38. > :38:42.deal of confidence. He's 22 now, so time is on his side, but there are

:38:43. > :38:49.22-year-olds who have played an awful lot more first-team football

:38:50. > :38:52.than he has. There is Kurt Zouma who started against Manchester United

:38:53. > :38:56.last weekend on the right of Chelsea's back three but he is on

:38:57. > :39:13.the bench amongst the subs today. I think it's hard for a right footer

:39:14. > :39:17.to play the left side in a three, you find yourself on the left foot a

:39:18. > :39:22.lot and coming out in the left-back position, hence the fact he has

:39:23. > :39:30.probably gone for Ake. You need eyes in the top of your head today, never

:39:31. > :39:37.mind the back of your head. Moses

:39:38. > :39:47.Slightly clumsy challenge by Wanyama.

:39:48. > :39:52.Arguably more than a slightly clumsy challenge. Here is Harry Kane.

:39:53. > :40:16.Wanyama. Nicely thought out but not quite

:40:17. > :40:21.executed. It is unlucky. I'm impressed with Chelsea, committed,

:40:22. > :40:25.on the front foot, winning a few knock-downs. Dele Alli is having an

:40:26. > :40:31.unbelievable season. 19 goals this season. He is an incredible young

:40:32. > :40:35.man. To come into the Premier League and play as consistently well as he

:40:36. > :40:43.has, to have such an influence at such a young age. In an FA Cup final

:40:44. > :40:48.semifinal against Chelsea Dele Alli is one of the key men Spurs are

:40:49. > :41:05.looking to to get them back into the game. -- FA Cup semifinal. He scored

:41:06. > :41:11.both of the goals in the win against Chelsea in January. That is a good

:41:12. > :41:15.tackle. Here goes Dele Alli. Azpilicueta thought about blocking

:41:16. > :41:22.his path but decided not to. It was a good decision in the end, it is a

:41:23. > :41:28.Chelsea throw. I think one of his strengths is,

:41:29. > :41:34.apart from the obvious athleticism and ability to score goals, is he

:41:35. > :41:41.plays with no fear. It is like he is playing with his mates, he tries not

:41:42. > :41:47.makes, flicks around the corner -- nutmeggeds. Batshuayi into the feet

:41:48. > :41:52.of Willian and he has got there and Pedro is quick, he is going to reach

:41:53. > :41:56.that, Marcos Alonso wants it at the back post. Pedro Coelho nonstop,

:41:57. > :42:03.tried to deliver, blocked by Eric Dier. Willian, plucked that is like

:42:04. > :42:11.a pair from the tree, that sure's header would not have counted. The

:42:12. > :42:22.flag was up. The delivery from Hugo Lloris has a bit too much on it for

:42:23. > :42:28.Eriksen. That was a close call. It was a good move again. Here he is

:42:29. > :42:33.again, Michy Batshuayi. He has started well. Pedro chasing Eric

:42:34. > :42:53.Dier here. Batshuayi again. Chelsea in the

:42:54. > :42:58.ascendancy at the moment. Cut out by Son Heung-min but given away to

:42:59. > :43:13.Azpilicueta. Here is Moses. It seems Antonio Conte has picked on

:43:14. > :43:18.the perfect way to prevent Eden Hazard being man marked out of the

:43:19. > :43:23.game. Don't pick him. There is probably a bit more to it, another

:43:24. > :43:29.big game in midweek but certainly Willian and Pedro possess the

:43:30. > :43:33.defensive qualities he looks for. Azpilicueta, he didn't know Dele

:43:34. > :43:36.Alli was there. With Spurs' performance at White Hart Lane and

:43:37. > :43:44.be athleticism they showed you can't carry anyone against Spurs. Chelsea

:43:45. > :43:48.have started well. Kane. That is a foul, it was a foul on Harry Kane,

:43:49. > :43:58.not the one which followed on Dele Alli.

:43:59. > :44:14.Eriksen's free kick played quickly into Kane, N'Golo Kante just reacted

:44:15. > :44:21.in time and got a deflection on the shot. They were nearly caught out

:44:22. > :44:26.here. Super run from Kane and well spotted by Eriksen, something they

:44:27. > :44:29.have obviously worked on. Kante did enough, nice underwear. Good job for

:44:30. > :44:35.Chelsea that the little number seven was awake. He usually is. I was

:44:36. > :44:41.going to say, you rarely see him switched off.

:44:42. > :44:46.Christian Eriksen with this Tottenham corner kick, headed firmly

:44:47. > :44:53.out by Ake. Son to Trippier, Eriksen. That is a good ball, the

:44:54. > :45:00.little flick on and it's in the net! Harry Kane, who else? Two goals in

:45:01. > :45:10.the first 18 minutes of this semifinal and Spurs are level.

:45:11. > :45:25.What a header that is, what a goal from Harry Kane. He makes this looks

:45:26. > :45:33.so easy. Eriksen manipulates the ball really well here. To get down

:45:34. > :45:39.that low and guide it in, that is a superb header. I am sure big Al will

:45:40. > :45:43.talk us through that. That is a striker who knows what he's doing,

:45:44. > :45:48.where the goal is, playing with confidence, the first decent

:45:49. > :45:53.opportunity, brilliant, brilliant goal from a brilliant player. They

:45:54. > :46:00.say necessity is the mother of invention. That was inventive,

:46:01. > :46:03.improvisation, at its very, very best.

:46:04. > :46:10.That is a foul by N'Golo Kante. What a start we have had to this game. It

:46:11. > :46:13.has not disappointed, has it? People talk sometimes before a big game, it

:46:14. > :46:17.is going to be good, it is going to be this, part of me today wondered

:46:18. > :46:20.driving here today whether it would be tight and cagey. They needed

:46:21. > :46:30.that, Spurs. Kane just unable to collect that

:46:31. > :46:49.from Vertonghen. Such an important goal by Harry

:46:50. > :46:53.Kane. 26 goals this season. 28 in all competitions last season, 31 the

:46:54. > :47:10.season before. Ake gave it away to Christian

:47:11. > :47:19.Eriksen. Kane was in the middle again. That says strong challenge.

:47:20. > :47:42.Marcos Alonso has conceded the free kick. It's a foul, but he slipped.

:47:43. > :47:50.We've only played 20 minutes. So much to talk about already. Another

:47:51. > :48:15.Spurs free kick. Christian Eriksen, few better.

:48:16. > :48:24.That goal has made so much difference to Tottenham. They looked

:48:25. > :48:28.second-best before that. They did. Use a important goal, but what an

:48:29. > :48:38.important player Harry Kane has become for this football club. Talk

:48:39. > :48:43.about wage structures and ambition, whatever it takes they have to keep

:48:44. > :48:48.that young man at this football club for as long as possible. He's a

:48:49. > :48:58.wonderful player. Alli fouled by Ake. He made a very confident start,

:48:59. > :49:07.Ake, but a few questions being asked of him now by Spurs. Son's ball in

:49:08. > :49:12.was not great and he apologises. I don't think there's any other way he

:49:13. > :49:20.could have got this in the net. Ake is not in a bad position. That's

:49:21. > :49:33.what great strikers do, they find a way. It's as good a finish as you

:49:34. > :49:44.will see. In terms of invention, as you said, technique. Absolute joy

:49:45. > :49:45.from Spurs fans who were getting a little bit worried after the start

:49:46. > :49:57.Chelsea had made. Spurs have bossed possession since

:49:58. > :50:31.that Kane header. David Luiz is still down and playing

:50:32. > :50:35.everyone onside. Being asked by Chelsea players to put the ball out

:50:36. > :50:44.of play. In the end Jan Vertonghen does. Definitely some contact here.

:50:45. > :50:52.It's actually a really good clearance. I think he fell...

:50:53. > :51:02.Nothing to do with Dele Alli. I think he trod on his ankle. OK. It's

:51:03. > :51:12.kind of... Can't be that bad, surely. We'll let him off because it

:51:13. > :51:20.did look painful. Inadvertent. Hopefully he's OK for Chelsea's

:51:21. > :51:24.sake. He seems in pain, to be fair. John Terry is warming up. Not a bad

:51:25. > :51:47.replacement! Eight FA Cup semifinal. It's a complete accident from Dele

:51:48. > :52:01.Alli by the looks of things. There's not a great deal of force. My gut

:52:02. > :52:06.feeling is he will be OK. He has a few problems that the moment,

:52:07. > :52:10.Antonio Conte. David Luiz is just one. The message from the medical

:52:11. > :52:15.staff getting back to the Italian manager. I strongly suspect David

:52:16. > :52:22.Luiz will be back in a minute. Didn't look much. Putnam's problem

:52:23. > :52:26.is down the left, Son is not used to that position. -- Tottenham's

:52:27. > :52:30.problem. Vertonghen has been isolated a few times. Chelsea will

:52:31. > :52:51.give possession back to Tottenham. Immediate test for that ankle from

:52:52. > :53:03.Harry Kane. He seemed equal to the task. Miracle!

:53:04. > :53:09.Eriksen trying to wiggle through where there didn't seem to be any

:53:10. > :53:19.room. Eriksen has been pivotal in Tottenham getting on the ball a lot.

:53:20. > :53:30.One of those majestic balls David Luiz is capable of, finding Moses.

:53:31. > :53:42.Lovely ball to him by David Luiz. Brilliant. Unexpected for Victor

:53:43. > :53:47.Moses to be against Son, I don't think he would have been preparing

:53:48. > :53:53.for that this week. A different kind of challenge to the one Ben Davies

:53:54. > :53:59.might have given him. Dembele made the wrong decision, I think. He got

:54:00. > :54:08.away with it. He kind of wrestled Willian.

:54:09. > :54:14.So many fascinating duels and tactical things going on. Eriksen

:54:15. > :54:25.sneaking into that position between Alonso and Ake. He needs picking up.

:54:26. > :54:38.Perilously close to a penalty -- the penalty area.

:54:39. > :54:46.Azpilicueta but his leg out and Kane went over. Martin Atkinson

:54:47. > :54:50.completely unmoved. He didn't appeal. Normally you get an idea

:54:51. > :54:56.from the response of the players. The Spurs fans appealed!

:54:57. > :55:07.Alderweireld at full wretch to get it away. -- full wretch.

:55:08. > :55:15.Tonight, match of the eight, ten 20 PM on BBC One. -- Match Of The Day

:55:16. > :55:26.at 10:20pm. Will the final feature Tottenham or

:55:27. > :56:11.Chelsea? Antonio Conte was a player at the

:56:12. > :56:19.World Cup and European Championships as a player. Three times a title

:56:20. > :56:23.winner at Juventus. Plenty for Roberto Martinez to be watching, the

:56:24. > :56:45.Belgian national team manager now, of course. But no Eden Hazard yet.

:56:46. > :56:52.They are spoilt for choice in that squad, Belgium. Wonderful forward

:56:53. > :56:55.players defenders and midfielders. They should have done more in recent

:56:56. > :57:07.tournaments with the quality they have. Dries Mertens and nine Gelant.

:57:08. > :57:15.A good -- a good block by Azpilicueta. Another Spurs corner,

:57:16. > :57:20.their fourth of the game. The thinking behind playing Son is his

:57:21. > :57:24.ability to run in behind. The pace and athleticism Davies doesn't

:57:25. > :57:31.possess. It's really difficult to defend against. Moses is more attack

:57:32. > :57:35.minded. Six FA Cup goals this season, equal with Adam Morgan at

:57:36. > :57:45.the top of the FA Cup scoring charts.

:57:46. > :57:55.Careless by Batshuayi. Not what they want from their man at the top,

:57:56. > :58:14.Michy Batshuayi, Chelsea. Adam Morgan scored those six FA Cup

:58:15. > :58:20.goals for Curzon Ashton. He was a Liverpool youth player. Remember

:58:21. > :58:28.him? No, afraid not, but he'll be proud of that record.

:58:29. > :58:42.It's been a terrific half an hour at Wembley. 1-1.

:58:43. > :58:52.Matic has done well there. Alonso was struggling. Alonso looks a

:58:53. > :59:01.little bit of it today. I think he's been ill. Dele Alli brought down by

:59:02. > :59:03.Alonso. Spurs have the ball. Referee Martin Atkinson has acknowledged the

:59:04. > :59:24.foul but has said play on. Great play, getting out from there.

:59:25. > :59:49.Really good football from Tottenham. Spurs looking for an angle, looking

:59:50. > :00:07.for a crack. Warm applause for the attempts of

:00:08. > :00:21.Michy Batshuayi. This is good again from Spurs.

:00:22. > :00:31.Pressing, quick passing. Was there a shove by David Luiz?

:00:32. > :00:52.Yes. Harry Kane's linkup play this season

:00:53. > :01:00.is much improved. So reliable when it comes in, so strong. Luiz seems

:01:01. > :01:04.to have run off that injury. He missed the FA Cup final in 2012

:01:05. > :01:10.after getting injured in the semifinal against Tottenham, David

:01:11. > :01:16.Luiz. He would be desperately disappointed if history repeated

:01:17. > :01:22.itself. That's a foul. It was the decision of Stuart Burt on the far

:01:23. > :01:30.side. They are fortunate because it was a good break. Not sure what he's

:01:31. > :01:35.doing, Alonso. Too late with his pressing. Just a yard of it at the

:01:36. > :01:41.moment. Getting played around a bit too easily.

:01:42. > :01:50.A fair few set pieces from Tottenham Hotspur. Four corners and a few free

:01:51. > :01:55.kicks. Eriksen has been on all of them. A little over ten minutes of

:01:56. > :02:01.the first half to go. Beautifully poised. Eriksen with a free kick.

:02:02. > :02:12.Everybody back for Chelsea. Pretty much everyone except Dembele is

:02:13. > :02:18.forward for Spurs. In by Eriksen. Son was just in behind hoping it

:02:19. > :02:23.would reach in. It's a corner. Dangerous ball from Eriksen, good

:02:24. > :02:26.pace on it. A bit low. Kante spotting the danger again. He's had

:02:27. > :02:45.a good half. He rarely has a bad one, does he?

:02:46. > :02:49.Unbelievable. Eriksen. Alderweireld! He would have needed lightning

:02:50. > :02:55.reactions, Wanyama, to actually direct the header. Jan Vertonghen,

:02:56. > :03:07.dangerous, great ball in and headed just wide by Eric Dier. Beautiful

:03:08. > :03:17.delivery. He got it out of his feet, from that far out it is a good ball

:03:18. > :03:20.in. It was a good effort. Good header from Eric Dier. It is a

:03:21. > :03:52.Tottenham throw. Wanyama. Good play from Trippier. It will be

:03:53. > :03:56.a goal kick to Chelsea. You might just save Spurs are in the

:03:57. > :03:59.ascendancy, just as Chelsea were in the first ten to 15 minutes of the

:04:00. > :04:05.game but there has not been much to pick between them. The goal from

:04:06. > :04:10.Spurs changed the momentum for them. They were struggling, to be honest.

:04:11. > :04:17.There are 30 Chelsea Pensioners here today, invited by the club, good to

:04:18. > :04:33.see Chelsea still look after their most famous servicemen.

:04:34. > :04:40.Trippier forward, bent in over the top of Ake, to Kane, the first touch

:04:41. > :04:43.took him a little wide and Kane ran into the back of Ake rather than

:04:44. > :04:51.anything more sinister, no appeal from Kane. Kane made a great run.

:04:52. > :04:57.What a good pass it was from Trippier. From that 50-50 from

:04:58. > :05:01.Trippier, Alonso back to Nathan Ake, the header from Pedro. We have not

:05:02. > :05:11.seen much of Pedro in the last 15 minutes or so. Good header by Kane.

:05:12. > :05:17.Dele Alli. Really good from Harry Kane and then by David Luiz. Good

:05:18. > :05:30.recovery from David Luiz. He made the right decision.

:05:31. > :05:39.His birthday today, David Luiz, as Gary told you earlier today, 30, big

:05:40. > :05:49.day in every way. Azpilicueta, Dembele.

:05:50. > :05:55.Three at the back for Spurs suits Eriksen and Dele Alli because they

:05:56. > :06:01.don't have to play the wide roles so much. Dinked in, covered again by

:06:02. > :06:07.David Luiz. He's having a very good game. The offside flag was up

:06:08. > :06:12.anyway. I think Eriksen and Dele Alli, the license, similar with the

:06:13. > :06:16.Chelsea formation, Hazard and Pedro, of course, when they play they can

:06:17. > :06:17.go and wonder a little into central areas rather than thinking I've got

:06:18. > :06:37.to give some width in a 4-3- three. Eric Dier. There might be some room

:06:38. > :06:42.here, Christian Eriksen with Harry Kane in the middle, Marcos Alonso

:06:43. > :06:46.has recovered his position, Trippier is capable from there. Good ball,

:06:47. > :06:55.read by Courtois. Dele Alli hoped his late run into the box might bear

:06:56. > :06:58.fruit. They are having some joy down Chelsea's left, most of their

:06:59. > :07:03.attacks have come from there. Azpilicueta forced into a mistake.

:07:04. > :07:14.Eriksen. Dele Alli turns to Christian Eriksen and said, did you

:07:15. > :07:16.see me? With Eriksen's shooting ability he has every right to have a

:07:17. > :07:32.go from there. Chelsea have a free kick. One of the

:07:33. > :07:36.factors for Spurs this season, obviously Harry Kane is so important

:07:37. > :07:41.to them, his goals, and of course again today, go without saying, but

:07:42. > :07:46.the support they get in terms of goal-scoring from Eriksen, Alli and

:07:47. > :07:50.Son Heung-min has been exceptional this season. In all competitions

:07:51. > :07:55.those three have contributed 49 goals to Tottenham's season, before

:07:56. > :08:00.you even get to Harry Kane's tally of 26. Earlier in the season it was

:08:01. > :08:03.debated a lot and I was one who suggested they needed more from

:08:04. > :08:10.those guys. Son and Eriksen have stepped up to the plate. Eriksen's

:08:11. > :08:11.stats in terms of chances created and assists has been fantastic as

:08:12. > :08:30.well. David Luiz, Alderweireld comes

:08:31. > :08:34.across for Spurs. The 12th meeting between these two London rivals in

:08:35. > :08:40.this competition, the most significant, the 67 final which

:08:41. > :08:48.Spurs fans will gleefully tell you they won 2-1. But in recent years

:08:49. > :08:54.Chelsea have normally have the upper hand against Tottenham Hotspur, two

:08:55. > :09:04.wins in 16 against Chelsea, Spurs, one of those this January. N'Golo

:09:05. > :09:09.Kante playing in Moses. Son slid in. Penalty. He has given it, the

:09:10. > :09:15.linesman has given it. He has given it. Ian Hussin on the nearside

:09:16. > :09:20.raised his flag and the referee has given it. Spurs complained but I'm

:09:21. > :09:24.not quite sure what basis they are mounting their defence on. Well, we

:09:25. > :09:28.don't know until we see a replay for sure but I don't know why he is

:09:29. > :09:35.diving in, why is he diving in? Stay on your feet. It's a penalty, isn't

:09:36. > :09:39.it? Whichever way you look at it. He might have jumped over him, it

:09:40. > :09:46.doesn't matter. It is a ridiculous decision from Son to dive in.

:09:47. > :09:50.Chelsea have missed their last two penalties, although Eden Hazard

:09:51. > :09:54.scored from the rebound of one. I think Conte is shouting on. He told

:09:55. > :10:00.Willian to take the ball from bachelor. Batshuayi was the last

:10:01. > :10:10.Chelsea player to convert a penalty. But this is going to be taken by

:10:11. > :10:15.Willian. To put Chelsea in front. And he does.

:10:16. > :10:26.Never seemed to be in doubt. Willian has two, Chelsea has two, Tottenham

:10:27. > :10:35.have one and Son can only reflect on a poor decision. Great penalty from

:10:36. > :10:40.Willian, great dead ball specialist. I don't know what Son is thinking.

:10:41. > :10:47.As soon as you go to ground, players are clever. Nice penalty, nice and

:10:48. > :11:03.calm. Well, this could be Willian's day.

:11:04. > :11:11.That's how it's shaping up at the moment. I'm surprised that the

:11:12. > :11:17.penalty taker hadn't already been sorted out before the game, to be

:11:18. > :11:25.honest. These are big moments for Spurs before half-time.

:11:26. > :11:34.2-1 is not the end of the world. 3-1 against Chelsea is a major headache.

:11:35. > :11:40.We see here, Moses sees him go to ground, nicks the ball past him. You

:11:41. > :11:49.are always going to give away a penalty. He's made the most of it to

:11:50. > :11:55.go over it. Never go sliding income are never going to win the ball.

:11:56. > :12:00.It's just about making sure you don't give the referee decision to

:12:01. > :12:04.make, stay your feet. Lloris has handled that outside the penalty

:12:05. > :12:09.area, Ian Hussin on the nearside does not seem moved to give it. But

:12:10. > :12:18.from up here it looked as if Hugo Lloris handled that. He did. He will

:12:19. > :12:25.not give that if he has just given a penalty, the linesman, the referee's

:12:26. > :12:32.assistant, sorry. Kante's header. It's a free kick to Chelsea for a

:12:33. > :12:42.foul on the Willian, the double goal-scorer. Let's have a look at

:12:43. > :12:52.this. He has definitely handled it. He got away with one.

:12:53. > :13:19.It is interesting, all of the tour, not the only taught, but one of the

:13:20. > :13:23.big issues on the team selection was that Son might be able to push back

:13:24. > :13:26.Victor Moses and ask defensive questions of Victor Moses. That

:13:27. > :13:30.moment, which may prove a defining one in the game, the boot was on the

:13:31. > :13:35.other foot and Son defensively made a poor decision. He did but playing

:13:36. > :13:39.in a different decision should still not make you make those silly

:13:40. > :13:42.decisions because as a white man he will have been back in those

:13:43. > :13:46.positions doubling up for full-backs before. You cannot go diving in.

:13:47. > :13:52.Five in this Spurs attack and has gone right through Moses to Son, out

:13:53. > :13:57.to Dembele, Dembele running into Pedro. Important intervention from

:13:58. > :14:02.Pedro who is then fouled by Mousa Dembele in the opinion of the

:14:03. > :14:05.referee. That work ethic from Pedro to nick the ball from Dembele is

:14:06. > :14:11.part of the reason I think he and Willian were selected. Of course,

:14:12. > :14:18.Hazard has more ability than them in terms of the final third but from

:14:19. > :14:24.defensive positions. Alonso forward. Batshuayi.

:14:25. > :14:47.Alderweireld just read that, but under the chest of Marco Alonso,

:14:48. > :14:51.though. That is going to be a free kick to Tottenham, and the next

:14:52. > :15:00.whistle will be half-time. Hello. What is he doing? The card is coming

:15:01. > :15:03.out. That is an unnecessary yellow card for Marcos Alonso. He is always

:15:04. > :15:08.going to get a yellow if he does that.

:15:09. > :15:14.2-1 up with a minute to go until half-time, ridiculous decision.

:15:15. > :15:20.N'Golo Kante with a foul on Dele Alli. Two minutes where indicated,

:15:21. > :15:27.that is why they always say a minimum of, because we are now deep

:15:28. > :15:28.into the third. Antonio Conte thinks the players should be in the

:15:29. > :15:41.dressing room by now. Which is where they will head now

:15:42. > :15:46.and Tottenham have some thinking to do. Willian has two for Chelsea, and

:15:47. > :15:50.despite the brilliant improvisation by Harry Kane between those goals,

:15:51. > :15:56.the defining moment of the half, the sliding challenge by Son on Victor

:15:57. > :16:00.Moses which led to the penalty converted by Willian. At half-time

:16:01. > :16:01.at Wembley in the first of the FA Cup semifinals, Chelsea 2-1

:16:02. > :16:10.Tottenham. A fascinating first half and end to

:16:11. > :16:15.end stuff for much of it. Chelsea got off to a very, very good start.

:16:16. > :16:20.First ten to 15 minutes they were all over Spurs. To be fair, Spurs

:16:21. > :16:24.came back into the game for the next 20 minutes and they dominated. They

:16:25. > :16:32.got the goal and could have got another one through Dier. A crazy

:16:33. > :16:38.tackle from Son. It's a really fascinating and interesting 40

:16:39. > :16:43.minutes -- 45 minutes. When the whole world is bemuse by a decision

:16:44. > :16:48.and then a player scores twice! We aren't finished yet. What Conte did

:16:49. > :16:53.when he brought Willian into the team, he knows he still has pace in

:16:54. > :16:56.the team and you saw the counterattacks from Chelsea. They

:16:57. > :17:03.are still quality players and Willian came up with a great free

:17:04. > :17:07.kick. For Spurs, playing Son as a Wing-back has kind of backfired.

:17:08. > :17:12.It's not paid off anywhere near as much. The plan was to get Moses

:17:13. > :17:17.running the other way. But Moses is winning that battle, he's been much

:17:18. > :17:22.stronger. The majority of the counter racks from Chelsea have come

:17:23. > :17:26.down the right. Chelsea have been brilliant at this all season, they

:17:27. > :17:30.soak up pressure and they had Spurs running back towards their own goal

:17:31. > :17:39.numerous times in the early stages. That was the first one. Look out

:17:40. > :17:42.quick they go from defence that transition into attack. Spurs

:17:43. > :17:48.defenders running towards their own goal. They couldn't deal with it and

:17:49. > :17:51.then a foul that led to the free kick. I have to question Hugo

:17:52. > :17:59.Lloris. Frank, you saw something else. I'm looking at Eric Dier. I

:18:00. > :18:04.saw him in midfield last week and now he's centre-back. If you're

:18:05. > :18:08.playing in midfield, you can afford to let Pedro run off you, but you

:18:09. > :18:13.can't do that in the back three. Pedro is really quick. It's a

:18:14. > :18:19.problem for Tottenham to get back to him. As for the free kick, Willian

:18:20. > :18:29.is brilliant, do you question the goalkeeper? You have to. It's his

:18:30. > :18:34.side. A little deflection off Matic. It just clips him. Having said that,

:18:35. > :18:40.I don't think it clips him enough to change the direction of the ball a

:18:41. > :18:45.lot. He tries to gamble because he thinks he's going over the wall. The

:18:46. > :18:49.wall is therefore a reason. If he has the ability to put it over the

:18:50. > :18:56.wall and put it in the corner, you put your hands up. He save it.

:18:57. > :19:01.Chelsea have their own wall. They know he's going in that corner. We

:19:02. > :19:05.see it quite often. As a goalkeeper, if you're on that side, if they pop

:19:06. > :19:11.it the other way, you won't get blamed. If you had goalkeepers in

:19:12. > :19:17.him now, they would tell us we are all wrong! Why they choose to gamble

:19:18. > :19:22.I don't know. Even if it doesn't hit Matic, it's still going in. All

:19:23. > :19:29.three goals have come from set pieces. Tottenham's as well. Harry

:19:30. > :19:35.Kane got the corner in the first place, bright and alert from the

:19:36. > :19:40.free kick. I did think he was going to let it run and uses body to roll

:19:41. > :19:44.past the defender. They get the corner and they don't have any

:19:45. > :19:50.protection in front of the near post. Harry Kane is so clever, right

:19:51. > :19:55.and quick, alert. He spots the space and that is a hell of a header. To

:19:56. > :20:00.guide it into the far corner. He knows where the goal is, he knows

:20:01. > :20:07.what he has to do. He spots the space, no one protecting him. Superb

:20:08. > :20:14.header. The keeper has no chance. He doesn't look at the goal. You don't

:20:15. > :20:18.have to. The goal never moves. He knows exactly where he is. On

:20:19. > :20:26.occasions when I played I felt it did move! That was a gorgeous

:20:27. > :20:32.header. Then Tottenham were pretty dominant, Frank. But the penalty. He

:20:33. > :20:39.went down early, but what a crazy tackle. I'm not a big fan of playing

:20:40. > :20:44.attacking players as wingbacks. These moments can change big games.

:20:45. > :20:47.He goes to the floor far too early. I can't even criticise Victor

:20:48. > :20:57.Viguera in early. You are waiting for the contact. Clear penalty.

:20:58. > :21:06.Crazy, what's he doing? It was how early Heaslip. As a player, I will

:21:07. > :21:13.go over his legs. Conte saying Willian had to take it. Batshuayi

:21:14. > :21:18.once a goal, but Willian has taken penalties before. He waits for the

:21:19. > :21:24.keeper to go. He went Batshuayi crazy! One of a talking point in the

:21:25. > :21:29.first half that we should look at because there's been a few people

:21:30. > :21:35.whingeing, especially Chelsea fans on social media. Did Dele Alli stamp

:21:36. > :21:39.on David Luiz? You will make me disagree with Chelsea fans and get

:21:40. > :21:45.me in trouble. I don't think he does. He's looking in the opposite

:21:46. > :21:54.direction. We can't say he meant it. Anyone think he meant it? Definitely

:21:55. > :21:57.not. He has that edge to his game. It's probably the reason social

:21:58. > :22:04.media has gone crazy. Nothing in that. Doesn't social media always go

:22:05. > :22:11.crazy! Plenty more sport to come on the BBC this weekend.

:22:12. > :22:23.It's a site that never fails to inspire. Very neat!

:22:24. > :22:36.That guy is unstoppable. What a great start. He scores!

:22:37. > :22:40.It's been a big day at the bottom of the Premier League. All the action

:22:41. > :23:04.on Match Of The Day. Manchester United and Liverpool both

:23:05. > :23:06.in action tomorrow. Time to pay tribute to Ugo Ehiogu, the former

:23:07. > :23:15.England defender who died yesterday at the end -- at the age of just 44.

:23:16. > :23:22.44, a tragedy. It puts football into perspective. He used to stand up in

:23:23. > :23:27.the dressing room and say his piece. He was a strong character. Dawn in

:23:28. > :23:32.the east of London, Ugo Ehiogu began his football career at West Brom,

:23:33. > :23:37.but it was a move to Aston Villa under Ron Atkinson at the age of 19

:23:38. > :23:42.which ensured his name in football folklore. He was the big man, an

:23:43. > :23:48.imposing centre half who helped Villa to two League Cup triumphs and

:23:49. > :23:53.went on to win as the England shirt four times. Ugo Ehiogu scores for

:23:54. > :23:58.England! He loved a full-blooded challenge. He was an old-fashioned

:23:59. > :24:02.centre whose job was to head it, kick it, block shots, tackle. Centre

:24:03. > :24:09.forwards would not have playing against him. Fine tackle. In

:24:10. > :24:13.training one used to get so frustrated that we couldn't score,

:24:14. > :24:19.but he didn't realise how good Ugo was. He was just brilliant. It was

:24:20. > :24:24.at Middlesbrough where his partnership with the current England

:24:25. > :24:30.manager helped the club to the League Cup. His third. He finished

:24:31. > :24:33.with spells at Leeds, Rangers and Sheffield United. After retiring he

:24:34. > :24:38.moved into coaching with the youth teams at Spurs. He was a very good

:24:39. > :24:47.player and a very, very good human being. Ugo Ehiogu, so sad. It's hard

:24:48. > :24:52.to know what to say at these times. So young, 44. Terrific player and a

:24:53. > :24:58.lovely person. I played against him many times and when on trips around

:24:59. > :25:03.the world with him after our careers had finished. What you hear most is

:25:04. > :25:09.how nice he was and he really was. He was very tough to play against,

:25:10. > :25:13.but he was a nice centre-half. He wouldn't say things to you or kick

:25:14. > :25:21.you, but he was a very, very tough player. Frank? I knew him a little

:25:22. > :25:26.bit. I met him a few times. No ego, a gentleman, always positive. The

:25:27. > :25:32.football speaks for his self, but as a man, thoughts with his children

:25:33. > :25:38.and family. Terrible news. A coach at Tottenham. Very highly thought

:25:39. > :25:43.of. He was and he was doing a fantastic job. A lot of the younger

:25:44. > :25:48.players have been hugely affected by this. It wasn't just him as a coach,

:25:49. > :25:52.it was him as a man. He was teaching labs about handling money, other

:25:53. > :25:56.sites to the game which a lot of people take for granted. That tells

:25:57. > :26:00.you all you need to know about him. He will not only be missed by the

:26:01. > :26:06.football world, but also those young lads at first. Thoughts very much

:26:07. > :26:09.with his family at this very difficult time. The second half is a

:26:10. > :26:17.few minutes away. Chelsea have the edge. Both Spurs and Chelsea can

:26:18. > :26:25.realistically dream of being double winners.

:26:26. > :26:29.Willian scores for Chelsea! Chelsea in front early. A little flick and

:26:30. > :26:42.it's in the net! Harry Kane, who else? That's dangerous and headed

:26:43. > :26:52.just wide by Eric Dier. Son slid in. This could be Willian's day.

:26:53. > :26:56.Chelsea are 2-1 up at half-time. Wembley Stadium, fabulous site. Down

:26:57. > :27:00.there somewhere inside the stadium, waiting to talk to us is Ruud

:27:01. > :27:06.Gullit. We've just had to run away from a

:27:07. > :27:11.sprinkler. Sitting next to you, your excitement levels have been up and

:27:12. > :27:16.down. Chelsea are leading, but have you been happy with everything

:27:17. > :27:24.you've seen? They are fortunate to be ahead. Tottenham played really

:27:25. > :27:27.good football. Chelsea had the opportunity to have an easy

:27:28. > :27:31.build-up. Tottenham are pressing them from the start. It was

:27:32. > :27:35.difficult for Chelsea to come out. They were very proactive, they had a

:27:36. > :27:42.couple of counter attacks, they were dangerous. Tottenham, when they

:27:43. > :27:46.scored, got better and better. They get out of jail, Chelsea. I'm

:27:47. > :27:52.curious to see how they do in the second-half. Will they play like

:27:53. > :27:57.this again? Tottenham looked much better. I was really impressed with

:27:58. > :28:02.them in the first half. We know Chelsea have huge firepower on the

:28:03. > :28:10.bench. Do you expect changes? Could cost or Hazard be involved? Not at

:28:11. > :28:14.the moment, they are 2-1 ahead. I think the Italian will try to do the

:28:15. > :28:19.same thing, play on the counter attack. They have quick players. If

:28:20. > :28:24.Tottenham keep playing like this, pushing up, they will score more

:28:25. > :28:31.goals. Who is the happiest manager? Will Pochettino still be pretty

:28:32. > :28:37.happy? From his team performance he has to be very happy. Unfortunate

:28:38. > :28:42.that Son made a mistake, sliding in in the box, unnecessary. He will say

:28:43. > :28:47.to them, continue with what you're doing and the goals will come.

:28:48. > :28:53.Chelsea have to be very careful. They can't allow Tottenham to play

:28:54. > :28:58.like they do. I'm furious to see how the second-half develops. I'm also

:28:59. > :29:03.curious. Thank you. Another big story out of Chelsea.

:29:04. > :29:09.John Terry has announced he is leaving at the end of the season.

:29:10. > :29:14.You have to be a good player to do that two seasons running! It looks

:29:15. > :29:20.like it will be it this time. Appreciation of a great player.

:29:21. > :29:24.Great player, irreplaceable. As a captain he led the club. Behind this

:29:25. > :29:29.is, on the pitch. You can't buy that, you can't get someone to do

:29:30. > :29:33.that. Not just a leader and the man he was, the player, underrated on

:29:34. > :29:38.the ball. Always in the right position. These sorts of games where

:29:39. > :29:43.his day, getting the team going in the dressing room. I think we've

:29:44. > :29:47.lost the best defender in Premier League history. An absolute giant of

:29:48. > :29:52.the Premier League. It speaks volumes that every manager who went

:29:53. > :29:56.into Chelsea had him as their captain, their leader. When all the

:29:57. > :30:01.foreigners were coming into Chelsea, they do to John Terry delete them.

:30:02. > :30:08.What Frank says about him being a top footballer goes under the radar.

:30:09. > :30:15.Two feat. He could pass. My first run in with him was when he came to

:30:16. > :30:21.Forest online. -- on loan. Such a good footballer. Brilliant this year

:30:22. > :30:25.for Chelsea, behind-the-scenes. He will be talking to the lads in the

:30:26. > :30:31.dressing room now. You can't play down his role this year. They are

:30:32. > :30:32.back on the field, the referee is in position. Let's go back to the

:30:33. > :30:43.commentators. Thank you. No substitutions from

:30:44. > :30:48.either side. When Willian moved to England from Russia, it was like

:30:49. > :30:51.pass the parcel. Liverpool fought they had him, Tottenham hijacked the

:30:52. > :30:59.deal and then Chelsea hijacked that deal. Now here he is biting the hand

:31:00. > :31:04.that wanted to feed him. Chelsea lead 2-1. They get the second half

:31:05. > :31:07.under way. But there's plenty of time for Tottenham Hotspur to turn

:31:08. > :31:23.this one around. Spurs from left to right in the

:31:24. > :31:31.second half with Chelsea attacking the goal away to the left-hand side.

:31:32. > :31:40.Dembele. Kane.

:31:41. > :31:43.Nicely done. He beat Cesar Azpilicueta there and the referee

:31:44. > :31:51.Martin Atkinson will not let that go without a word to Azpilicueta who

:31:52. > :31:55.gives Kane a little part of apology. Knockaert. It was good feet from

:31:56. > :32:08.Kane, sees him coming. So many titanic battles between

:32:09. > :32:10.these two sides, not least in the game at Stamford Bridge at the end

:32:11. > :32:16.of last season which confirmed Leicester as Premier League

:32:17. > :32:28.champions. Chelsea came back from 2-0 down. You are a former Spurs

:32:29. > :32:33.man, Danny Murphy, and it is often said that, terrific though Spurs are

:32:34. > :32:37.at the moment, and the very good times they have had over recent

:32:38. > :32:43.years, they need to win something. I think so, yes. They've been so close

:32:44. > :32:49.recently. To move forward and gain confidence as a group they need

:32:50. > :32:57.something that makes that easier. The referee says, play on. Getting a

:32:58. > :33:03.furious reaction from Tottenham fans and not a good one from the manager

:33:04. > :33:12.either. David Lewisham was not overly interested in the ball, say

:33:13. > :33:16.Tottenham. -- David Luiz. Agreed. It gives you such belief as a group

:33:17. > :33:19.when you get over the line for your first one. I remember Liverpool

:33:20. > :33:26.against Gerard Houllier getting their first trophy. The confidence

:33:27. > :33:32.you get from that is huge, and for the supporters of course. They are

:33:33. > :33:37.certainly hungry, first Tottenham fans.

:33:38. > :33:42.Here is N'Golo Kante for Chelsea. Pedro. Eric Dier. That is a foul by

:33:43. > :34:06.N'Golo Kante on Victor Wanyama. On the flip side the Chelsea fans

:34:07. > :34:14.are used to seeing trophies most seasons these days. The amazing

:34:15. > :34:15.thing is that since Tottenham last played in an FA Cup final Chelsea

:34:16. > :34:41.have played in eight. Really? Eriksen. Pedro. Ake. Spurs' throw.

:34:42. > :34:48.Eriksen. Harry Kane got in behind Matic. David Luiz is a big influence

:34:49. > :34:55.on this football match. Yes, he's had a good game, hasn't he? The

:34:56. > :35:00.corner count is now 6-0 in Tottenham's favoured but that is one

:35:01. > :35:02.of the least significant statistic. The one that matters is Chelsea 2-1

:35:03. > :35:28.Tottenham. Can Chelsea spring out? It is a

:35:29. > :35:31.strange choice from Eriksen with the power they have in the air in the

:35:32. > :35:36.box. He is a great dead ball specialist and he should have just

:35:37. > :35:43.put that in. I don't understand that one.

:35:44. > :35:53.Dembele. Wanyama.

:35:54. > :35:56.Spurs will be glad to have Victor Wanyama back for the run-in after

:35:57. > :36:03.his injury problems at the beginning of this calendar year.

:36:04. > :36:09.Trippier. He's been the one Spurs signing who

:36:10. > :36:17.has really improved the team. He has had a great season.

:36:18. > :36:24.They have had a few injuries this season, not least Danny Rose there.

:36:25. > :36:29.Sitting, forced to watch, still hoping to get back and should be

:36:30. > :36:37.soon. He's missed the last 13 games with a knee injury. Ake. Spurs are

:36:38. > :36:46.trying to dictate the game. Dembele has space. Azpilicueta did well.

:36:47. > :36:55.Victor Moses. Batshuayi was moving in the other direction. It is a good

:36:56. > :37:01.start from Tottenham. Good tempo, on the front foot, trying to get back

:37:02. > :37:05.into the game. Chelsea very dangerous like this, though, because

:37:06. > :37:09.they love breaking. They don't mind soaking up pressure. I've seen them

:37:10. > :37:12.do it many times this season when you are thinking they are sitting in

:37:13. > :37:16.and comfortable, and all of a sudden, as the boys talked about in

:37:17. > :37:25.the studio at half-time, their pace on the brakes so quickly can hurt

:37:26. > :37:26.you. Chelsea sometimes are at their most dangerous when you have the

:37:27. > :37:39.ball in their final third. Eriksen, delightful ball. What a

:37:40. > :37:45.great goal! Dele Alli scores it but Christian Eriksen makes it with one

:37:46. > :37:51.of the assists of the season. That is a brilliant, brilliant Tottenham

:37:52. > :37:55.equaliser, it's 2-2. You are right, you are absolutely

:37:56. > :37:59.right, that is one of the assists of the season. I was talking about his

:38:00. > :38:05.influence in the first half, he's playing with confidence at the

:38:06. > :38:12.moment. I mean, this Paris, he knows Dele Alli is going to be on his

:38:13. > :38:16.bike, he sees him, but to pick him out, we can talk about defending but

:38:17. > :38:20.that is an absolutely unbelievable pass and brilliant run and finish by

:38:21. > :38:26.Dele Alli, he doesn't miss those. Great run.

:38:27. > :38:33.That is the move of a grandmaster from Christian Eriksen. And Dele

:38:34. > :38:40.Alli got there and Spurs are level and Spurs now have their tails up.

:38:41. > :38:43.Here is Dele Alli again and he goes over, Ake's challenge, Spurs howling

:38:44. > :38:52.for a penalty of their own, not going to get it. Given away by Ake,

:38:53. > :38:57.here they come again, Tottenham. Dembele. A challenge on Dele Alli

:38:58. > :39:02.and he's not getting that either, Dele Alli can't believe he hasn't

:39:03. > :39:05.got either of those decisions. I tell you something, Dembele and

:39:06. > :39:11.Wanyama are dominating Chelsea's two. Kante is gamely trying but he

:39:12. > :39:21.needs a bit more help from his partner. Here we go. Well... Spurs

:39:22. > :39:29.are in Chelsea's faces at the moment.

:39:30. > :39:39.Having given a penalty to Chelsea, of course Martin Atkinson is going

:39:40. > :39:41.to be put under pressure. Batshuayi has won this from Wanyama and Martin

:39:42. > :39:47.Atkinson gives Tottenham that decision. I think they might have

:39:48. > :39:52.got lucky with that one, Batshuayi does well. This is the penalty

:39:53. > :39:53.appeal, I think you will see Ake just gets a touch on the ball.

:39:54. > :40:09.There. It's a good tackle. It does not surprise me that Spurs

:40:10. > :40:16.were appealing, however. Yes, the pass from Eriksen is exquisite. Its

:40:17. > :40:18.two things, seeing the paths, which is difficult for most people, and

:40:19. > :40:34.then executing the paths. And now it's Tottenham feeling good.

:40:35. > :40:40.The odds in this match have swung wildly one way and then the other.

:40:41. > :40:54.It's all square again if this game goes a long way beyond the 90

:40:55. > :40:57.minutes. It could be about aces up your sleeve. Don't forget Chelsea

:40:58. > :41:03.have Eden Hazard and Diego Costa on their bench. David Luiz and Harry

:41:04. > :41:10.Kane coming together, the referee Martin Atkinson inclined to see that

:41:11. > :41:14.as six of one and half a dozen of the other. Here is Willian. What a

:41:15. > :41:21.game this is, Dembele trying to find Dele Alli. We always go hoping for a

:41:22. > :41:22.good game. Today I think we came expecting a good game and we have

:41:23. > :41:30.got one. Oh! There are some tackles going in now.

:41:31. > :41:55.There certainly are. Luiz. We talked about the 2-2 draw

:41:56. > :41:59.at Stamford Bridge at the back end of last season and they spent 90

:42:00. > :42:02.minutes kicking lumps out of each other, these two, providing all

:42:03. > :42:06.kinds of entertainment. There are more than a few people on the pitch

:42:07. > :42:10.who remember that game. Lucky he did it to Wanyama who is honest because

:42:11. > :42:23.he left a straight leg there. It is one of those games. I think he

:42:24. > :42:28.got away with it. He got angry because Dembele had taken the ball

:42:29. > :42:32.from him and our strength, took out his frustration with a straight leg

:42:33. > :42:40.on Wanyama. Alderweireld for Tottenham Hotspur. Twice they have

:42:41. > :42:47.come back now. A great sign of their mental strength. Here is Dembele. He

:42:48. > :42:54.had a six match ban for gouging Diego Costa in the game at Stamford

:42:55. > :43:00.Bridge. Pedro going forward. Good feet by Pedro, Willian for Chelsea,

:43:01. > :43:04.outside Vertonghen, good block by the Belgian, that was dangerous.

:43:05. > :43:10.Great defending, Vertonghen, well done. Kante has robbed Dembele. Here

:43:11. > :43:26.is Mousa Dembele again. Tottenham get the free kick and Son

:43:27. > :43:28.has taken it. Good run by Dele Alli, he's got himself in the box. It's a

:43:29. > :43:36.corner. Talk about turning up for the big

:43:37. > :43:40.games. For a young man he has the temperament. It has been superb

:43:41. > :44:00.today. Another Tottenham corner. Another

:44:01. > :44:08.Christian Eriksen delivery. Couldn't get his head on that one. Hazard is

:44:09. > :44:14.coming on. Eden Hazard is stripping off. Eriksen pulled it back.

:44:15. > :44:20.Dembele... Dembele started the second half very well, they can't

:44:21. > :44:21.cope with him at the moment. Hazard and Costa are getting themselves

:44:22. > :44:34.ready. In goes this Tottenham corner kick,

:44:35. > :44:43.out goes Courtois, I don't think he got anything on it, the keeper.

:44:44. > :44:50.Trippier. Out by Kante. Son to Alli, brilliant footwork, but then the

:44:51. > :44:56.scoop. The first touch was great, his second was all wrong. It was. He

:44:57. > :45:03.has such good feet. So now the team we expected will be on the pitch. I

:45:04. > :45:12.am a little bit surprised to see it so early but I suppose he thinks

:45:13. > :45:13.Tottenham have the momentum. So, Diego Costa and Eden Hazard will

:45:14. > :45:34.both be on shortly. Willian and Batshuayi will be

:45:35. > :45:46.enough. Has not been a hat-trick in an FA Cup semifinal for 59 years,

:45:47. > :45:47.since 1978. I don't know the thinking behind that. I'm really

:45:48. > :46:15.surprised. Unless he has a knock. Predictable mixed response from the

:46:16. > :46:22.two sets of fans at the name of Diego Costa. He tends to divide

:46:23. > :46:32.opinion. Chelsea love him. Not many other people do. Eden Hazard on.

:46:33. > :46:36.Arguably Chelsea's ace in the pack. Unbelievable couple to bring on.

:46:37. > :46:42.Hazard has been the best player in the Premier League for me this

:46:43. > :46:51.season. Willian has gone straight down the tunnel, which would suggest

:46:52. > :46:58.a knock. Yeah. Maybe. Or he could be extremely annoyed. He didn't seem to

:46:59. > :47:03.have a knock to me. I'm really surprised, if it was tactical, but

:47:04. > :47:09.it was Willian. Really surprised. Pedro was pleased to hear the

:47:10. > :47:36.whistle. A little under half an hour of normal time to go.

:47:37. > :47:46.That will be... Is that a corner or a throw? If it's a corner, it's

:47:47. > :48:11.Chelsea's first. It's a throw. Five Premier League games without a

:48:12. > :48:18.goal, Diego Costa. His longest lean spell in England. Unlucky, good

:48:19. > :48:45.break. Offside flag is up on the far side.

:48:46. > :48:52.Against Chelsea. The number three. It wouldn't surprise me if Tottenham

:48:53. > :49:00.start thinking about fresh legs at some point. They don't have the same

:49:01. > :49:06.kind of big beast on the bench. They don't have a Costa or a Hazard.

:49:07. > :49:57.Davies, Janssen, Sissoko, Wimmer, Nkoudou and Walker.

:49:58. > :50:10.Good tackle by Kieran Trippier. A few Spurs fans behind the goal

:50:11. > :50:14.urging Wanyama to shoot. Or not to! I can just see Pochettino having a

:50:15. > :50:22.word with Kyle Walker. He will be on. Interesting to see whether they

:50:23. > :50:25.put him on the left or have Trippier over there. I've seen Trippier play

:50:26. > :50:35.there before, he's reasonably comfortable. Don't forget match of

:50:36. > :50:48.the data night. -- Match Of The Day tonight.

:50:49. > :51:10.We are none the wiser as to who will be in the FA Cup final.

:51:11. > :51:18.Offside, Diego Costa. He's probably had his poorest month over the last

:51:19. > :51:23.few weeks for Chelsea, Diego Costa. That was close, a tight one. They've

:51:24. > :51:27.got to keep giving Hazard the ball. He will get them back into this

:51:28. > :51:33.game. At the moment Tottenham are quite comfortable and looking is a

:51:34. > :51:39.bigger threat. Spurs beat Chelsea at White Hart Lane 2-0 in January. They

:51:40. > :51:46.have never beaten Chelsea twice in the same season since 1970 - 71.

:51:47. > :52:05.That is a very long time. You can see why both teams are

:52:06. > :52:11.number one and two in the Premier League. So strong, athletic, so much

:52:12. > :52:24.quality and creativity in both teams.

:52:25. > :52:37.Ake did really well. Kante with the long Chelsea clear Ross. That was a

:52:38. > :52:48.hoof, the whole hoof, and nothing but the hoof. Foul by Diego Costa. A

:52:49. > :52:51.little pat on the back of Mousa Dembele. Rather more friendly than

:52:52. > :52:54.the exchange between the pair last season. For which Dembele was

:52:55. > :53:12.banned. A clever nudge from Alderweireld.

:53:13. > :53:18.That's what centre halves do, a quick nudge before the ball comes

:53:19. > :53:29.and your control goes. Out of-year-old is so big and strong. --

:53:30. > :53:35.Alderweireld is so big and strong. Spurs are now going to make that

:53:36. > :53:45.substitution. Son is coming off. Kyle Walker is coming on.

:53:46. > :54:04.Trippier is going left-hand side, getting instructions from Walker.

:54:05. > :54:09.It's what you said, Danny. It makes more sense. I've seen him play there

:54:10. > :54:15.before. I've rarely seen Kyle Walker on the left. Here he is, Walker with

:54:16. > :54:30.a throw in. We've just gone past the midway

:54:31. > :55:25.point of the second half in this first semifinal. 2-2.

:55:26. > :55:34.He certainly went off down the tunnel when he went off, Willian.

:55:35. > :55:44.Two goals in the semifinal. I think he was upset, I really do. He looked

:55:45. > :56:01.pretty annoyed. As I would be. After scoring two. This is going to start

:56:02. > :56:04.getting tense fairly soon. It's been a match of abandonment and

:56:05. > :56:16.unfettered excitement. The tension will creep in as the clock ticks on.

:56:17. > :56:24.Spurs are asking most of the questions that the moment. Alonso

:56:25. > :56:29.did well, but it's a corner. They are the better team. You have to say

:56:30. > :56:34.it. They are winning the midfield battle, Dembele and Wanyama

:56:35. > :56:41.controlling things. Alli's movement and Eriksen, terrific.

:56:42. > :57:01.Ninth Tottenham corner. It flashed just in front of Eric Dier.

:57:02. > :57:13.Dembele did really well against Hazard. That was a brilliant spot by

:57:14. > :57:25.Dembele. Got there first. Great pace and strength. Another Tottenham

:57:26. > :57:31.corner. 10-0 in corners. There have been some terrific performances out

:57:32. > :57:36.there. Man of the match will be impossible at this rate. Just under

:57:37. > :57:52.86,500 here. Everyone utterly engrossed.

:57:53. > :58:06.Nonstop Spurs pressure at the moment.

:58:07. > :58:28.Not often you see Chelsea camped in their own half of the field.

:58:29. > :58:36.I suspect Dele Alli knew precisely what he was doing. He did indeed.

:58:37. > :58:42.Calculated foul and it brings him a yellow card. Chelsea have to be

:58:43. > :58:46.careful they don't become a back five. Their wing backs still need to

:58:47. > :58:55.get a bit higher and press the ball higher. Otherwise they give up

:58:56. > :59:02.possession to Spurs. Fabregas is coming on for Chelsea. I think

:59:03. > :59:06.that's a very sensible choice. The surprise is Pedro coming off. Matic

:59:07. > :59:13.hasn't done enough today. He's been overrun. What Fabregas gives you is

:59:14. > :59:25.that confidence and capability to keep the ball under pressure. He's

:59:26. > :59:29.going to play further forward, further forward than Matic and

:59:30. > :59:35.Kante. He takes the ball calmly in tight areas. He has the ability to

:59:36. > :59:44.open new up with his passing ability. He won the FA Cup 12 years

:59:45. > :59:52.ago with Arsenal, Cesc Fabregas. Finally Chelsea have a corner. I

:59:53. > :59:56.think Victor Moses has been one of Chelsea's best players today. He's

:59:57. > :00:03.continually got forward, good energy and he's defended reasonably well.

:00:04. > :00:05.The first chance they've had to do what they were working on on the

:00:06. > :00:22.training ground. Hazard. It's in! Eden Hazard scores for Chelsea. And

:00:23. > :00:39.for the third time in this semifinal, they are in front.

:00:40. > :00:46.Now, can Tottenham do it again? Well, for the life of me I'm not

:00:47. > :00:51.sure how or why he has this much time on the edge of the box. But

:00:52. > :00:59.it's a great strike, isn't it, on his weaker foot. It may have taken a

:01:00. > :01:03.little nick on the way through. But no chance for Lloris. You can't let

:01:04. > :01:09.someone of his quality have that much time on the edge of the box.

:01:10. > :01:12.The players must have been drawn into areas they should have been

:01:13. > :01:17.because you would never setup is only to have no one on the edge of

:01:18. > :01:20.the box and even man to man you would still have somebody there.

:01:21. > :01:30.It's a great strike. It is a great strike. It's 3-2. From a brilliant

:01:31. > :01:33.player. Dele Alli fouled by David Luiz. You could argue it's very much

:01:34. > :01:37.against the run of play which is what Chelsea are so brilliant at,

:01:38. > :01:39.they don't have to be playing particularly well to win games

:01:40. > :01:49.because they have such amazing firepower in their side. So,

:01:50. > :01:55.Mauricio Pochettino and Jesus Perez deep in conversation. If anyone can

:01:56. > :02:07.conjure something it's Christian Eriksen. But how many times can they

:02:08. > :02:12.come back? Eriksen. That flicked off the head of David Luiz. That was an

:02:13. > :02:15.important touch. He's had a lot of those today. In a game where Chelsea

:02:16. > :02:16.have been put under a lot of pressure he's stood up and been

:02:17. > :02:35.counted. In it goes. Diego Costa, useful to

:02:36. > :02:40.have defending corners. Jan Vertonghen, nice turn. Matic rather

:02:41. > :03:14.bundling his way into possession. Wanyama. Dele Alli to Walker.

:03:15. > :03:23.Stabbed away by Alonso. Dele Alli. Dembele. Trippier.

:03:24. > :03:46.It's Eric Dier. He can't find Kane. Off the ball Kane was trying to pin

:03:47. > :03:50.David Luiz and he moved away from him, clever from David Luiz to stop

:03:51. > :03:59.himself getting pinned on the edge of the box. Good defending.

:04:00. > :04:13.Spurs are going to make another change. Mauricio Pochettino speaking

:04:14. > :04:14.to Georges N'Koudou. I would imagine he would put him down the left-hand

:04:15. > :04:27.side. Wanyama's head. Diego Costa's flick, Alderweireld

:04:28. > :04:50.for Tottenham. Spurs have to do something which no

:04:51. > :04:55.team has done to Chelsea since Arsenal right at the beginning of

:04:56. > :05:00.this season, that is put three past Chelsea. The substitution is going

:05:01. > :05:11.to take place here. Georges N'Koudou coming on, Wanyama going off.

:05:12. > :05:17.Georges N'Koudou brought to Tottenham from Marseille for ?9

:05:18. > :05:22.million in the summer, his 13th appearance off the bench, only two

:05:23. > :05:34.starts. They have gone to four at the back. Eric Dier stepped into

:05:35. > :05:38.midfield. Only ten to play. Eden Hazard for Chelsea, Fabregas onside,

:05:39. > :05:46.Eden Hazard, still Eden Hazard. Driven. Brilliant goal! Nemanja

:05:47. > :05:53.Matic Hamels Chelsea to within touching distance of the FA Cup

:05:54. > :06:03.final itself. With a hammer of a drive. Tottenham Hotspur have come

:06:04. > :06:07.back twice from a goal down but with ten to play now they have to come

:06:08. > :06:14.back from two down. Magnificent strike.

:06:15. > :06:20.That is an incredible strike from Matic. I was talking about him not

:06:21. > :06:29.being at his best today but he certainly made up for that here.

:06:30. > :06:33.Look at this. I mean... That's incredible. If you're going to wait

:06:34. > :06:40.until the back end of April to score your first goal of the season you

:06:41. > :06:46.might as well make it a good one. One or two of them you hit in your

:06:47. > :06:54.career, one or two at the most. I mean, he has caught that pure. That

:06:55. > :07:05.should be it for Chelsea. Famous last words. But... Ten minutes to

:07:06. > :07:11.go, two goal cushion. He didn't just hit the sweet spot, he knocked the

:07:12. > :07:17.living daylights out of it. Its 4-2. Sometimes you just catch one and you

:07:18. > :07:22.know as soon as it leaves your foot. He will never score a better goal

:07:23. > :07:29.than that. Here is Eric Dier for Tottenham Hotspur.

:07:30. > :07:37.They have lost their last six FA Cup semifinals. No one has ever lost

:07:38. > :07:41.seven on the spin. But it will take something truly remarkable now. It

:07:42. > :07:45.will. They deserve great credit today, there has been a lot going on

:07:46. > :07:48.at the football club over the last couple of days and they have put in

:07:49. > :07:53.a hell of a performance. Let's give Chelsea credit too because after

:07:54. > :07:57.their defeat last week, they have not played that well today but shown

:07:58. > :08:00.the spirit, dug in and showed some moments of quality that look like

:08:01. > :08:05.they will get them through this game. There is lots of credit to

:08:06. > :08:10.both sides, it's been a wonderful game of football. It's not over yet.

:08:11. > :08:15.It's not over yet and if Spurs can snaffle something soon, it will have

:08:16. > :08:20.to be very soon, but it might be game on again, Eriksen to Dembele.

:08:21. > :08:26.Running into the Chelsea defender. Azpilicueta. Martin Atkinson saying

:08:27. > :08:32.there was no intent on either side. But, feast your eyes on this.

:08:33. > :08:46.Or if you are a Tottenham fan look away now.

:08:47. > :08:58.As I said, it's not been his best performance. Look at Kurt Zouma's

:08:59. > :09:12.face, look at his face. Eden Hazard's onside, Lloris has

:09:13. > :09:16.come, Hazard has hurtled him, he can pull it back, they are queueing up

:09:17. > :09:24.in the middle, Marcos Alonso and Alderweireld with the block.

:09:25. > :09:33.Nearly five. That's going to happen now,

:09:34. > :09:37.Tottenham are going to throw men forward and not chase back because

:09:38. > :09:42.if you are going to you lose a semi you might as well and dumber lose

:09:43. > :09:48.five or six, you've got to try and get back in. Chelsea are very good

:09:49. > :09:58.at that, as we know. -- you might as well lose five or six. Just can't

:09:59. > :10:05.control that, Diego Costa. Dele Alli and N'Golo Kante together, forward

:10:06. > :10:11.towards Cave, cut out by Azpilicueta. Victor Moses, no

:10:12. > :10:21.direction on that, Walker and Moses together. Eden Hazard here.

:10:22. > :10:34.Fabregas. Alderweireld do well. -- did well. This has been one of the

:10:35. > :10:42.best semifinals at the new Wembley, it really has.

:10:43. > :10:46.If Spurs are going to stay in the cup it's going to have to be one of

:10:47. > :10:50.the best on any ground at any time. I've been fortunate to be in a lot

:10:51. > :10:54.of them and this is definitely the best in terms of quality,

:10:55. > :11:01.entertainment, the ebb and flow of the game.

:11:02. > :11:06.N'Golo Kante. Cesc Fabregas.

:11:07. > :11:18.It's a challenge which Cesc Fabregas took exception to.

:11:19. > :11:23.I think the one thing it does show, there are long periods in this game

:11:24. > :11:29.and when Tottenham have been better. But the strength in depth that

:11:30. > :11:34.Chelsea possess. Whoever they had played today, Willian comes in and

:11:35. > :11:39.scores, Hazard comes on and scores, Fabregas comes on and makes a

:11:40. > :11:45.difference. I'm not sure Tottenham have that. That face tells the

:11:46. > :11:50.story. Painful, so painful. It is an old, old story being played out yet

:11:51. > :11:51.again here for Tottenham. Here is Diego Costa, and he really should

:11:52. > :12:08.have made it five. Good ball from Fabregas.

:12:09. > :12:13.Not like Costa. Normally Diego Costa just buries that. I think Alonso was

:12:14. > :12:23.in a much better position behind him. Here is N'Koudou to Walker.

:12:24. > :12:29.Chelsea have won the FA Cup seven times, hoping now, surely expecting

:12:30. > :12:47.now, to reach their 12 FA Cup final. Here is Eric Dier for Spurs, for

:12:48. > :12:54.whom time is now trickling quickly through their fingers. N'Koudou

:12:55. > :12:58.taking on Moses. Good balance, good feet. Goalkick. Danny, your thoughts

:12:59. > :13:05.about the Man of the Match here in this semifinal? Well, I think for

:13:06. > :13:09.Tottenham there has been some really, really great performance but

:13:10. > :13:13.I will give it to David Luiz for Chelsea because on a day when they

:13:14. > :13:18.have been under the cosh, he has lost Cahill, he's been exceptional,

:13:19. > :13:22.won a lot of headers, interceptions, he's stood up to the play, taken

:13:23. > :13:25.criticism in the past but he has topped a great season with a

:13:26. > :13:30.wonderful performance on his birthday today. Rarely have we seen

:13:31. > :13:37.Chelsea under so much pressure but he, for me, is the Man of the Match.

:13:38. > :13:44.Alderweireld for Tottenham, for whom the game is almost up. Eric Dier.

:13:45. > :13:52.They played their part again and again. That is absolutely no

:13:53. > :13:57.consolation. No. Losing 4-2 sounds like they have been torn apart

:13:58. > :14:02.really and they haven't, they have played really well. They have

:14:03. > :14:07.obviously had their bad moments defensively a couple of times, but

:14:08. > :14:10.generally their performance has been decent. But Chelsea just know how to

:14:11. > :14:18.get over the line, they've been there and done it. I could watch

:14:19. > :14:21.that all-night. Yes. Chelsea are very good at punishing teams, they

:14:22. > :14:25.give you a glimmer of hope and punish you with their quality going

:14:26. > :14:30.the other way. It's the reason they have been successful for so many

:14:31. > :14:33.years now. Is this place becoming a problem for Tottenham now? They will

:14:34. > :14:40.almost certainly be playing all of their matches here next season. They

:14:41. > :14:45.have got to make the pitch smaller. For psychological reasons I don't

:14:46. > :14:49.see it as an excuse, we saw the dimensions before, two meters each

:14:50. > :14:56.way in length and one metre in width. It's amazing. I think 440

:14:57. > :15:03.metres square when you add it up. It sounds a lot to me. But geometry has

:15:04. > :15:07.never been my strong point. That's Courtois. I think the type of pitch

:15:08. > :15:15.makes the difference, more than the size. N'Koudou climbing. White Hart

:15:16. > :15:22.Lane, really firm. The grass is really short. Ball zips about. This

:15:23. > :15:26.grass here is a lot softer, after walking on it it has a lot more

:15:27. > :15:32.give, the grass is a bit longer. The way you want to play and with press,

:15:33. > :15:35.I think it's fair to say if they had played this way at Wembley every

:15:36. > :15:39.time they had been here they would have a lot more wins. Of course, it

:15:40. > :15:44.is likely that once Spurs move out of Wembley, assuming they do move

:15:45. > :15:50.here, and into their new home, it's likely Chelsea move in. They are

:15:51. > :15:54.hoping to play their matches here while Stamford Bridge is rebuilt.

:15:55. > :15:56.Stamford Bridge, which hosted the FA Cup final, the last three finals,

:15:57. > :16:08.before the old Wembley was built. One of which was won by Spurs at the

:16:09. > :16:12.Bridge. Here is Fabregas. Five would be so harsh on Tottenham. It doesn't

:16:13. > :16:17.really matter. But they don't want to go away having let in five. There

:16:18. > :16:19.are four added minutes for Chelsea to inflict further pain on their

:16:20. > :16:43.neighbours. Costa... Conte will enjoy his post

:16:44. > :16:48.match interview about their tactics. Isn't a! The man brought in score

:16:49. > :16:52.two, the man brought on scored one, and the other man brought on scored

:16:53. > :17:20.one. Exactly! He's provided one of the memorable

:17:21. > :17:24.moments of this game, Christian Eriksen, with the pass for Dele

:17:25. > :17:29.Alli's goal. It's been a memorable game. But that is of absolutely no

:17:30. > :17:36.consolation for those who just can't watch the end. There are many, many

:17:37. > :17:43.of them. You think how far the club has calm in the last two years and

:17:44. > :17:47.how the team has progressed. The expectancy level has gone high

:17:48. > :17:51.because of the success they've had and it's understandable, but they

:17:52. > :17:57.are in a really good place. You just hope the Tottenham fans and the club

:17:58. > :17:59.that they keep their best players. Kante with a foul on Dele Alli, free

:18:00. > :18:16.kick. Yellow card. Alli's waving leg was at least

:18:17. > :18:23.partially responsible for the contact. But a yellow card was

:18:24. > :18:28.shown. If this was to go in, we might have 60 seconds of drama. If

:18:29. > :18:33.this was four minutes ago, you'd think it could be the platform for

:18:34. > :18:39.something extraordinary. But two and a half minutes of the four added

:18:40. > :18:40.have been played. If Spurs are going to do something incredible, this has

:18:41. > :19:09.to go in. Harry Kane. Courtois! It has not

:19:10. > :19:16.been their day. Just has not been their day. Backspin kept it out.

:19:17. > :19:22.Good strike. Talking about the keeper staying where he is. That's

:19:23. > :19:39.when you know. It does occur to me that only Kenny

:19:40. > :19:44.Dalglish and Carlo Ancelotti have won the double in their first season

:19:45. > :19:49.as a manager in charge of their clubs. Antonio Conte could do that.

:19:50. > :19:56.Four points clear at the top of the Premier League table. I think

:19:57. > :20:04.Liverpool won it at Chelsea. Yes. Kenny scored himself.

:20:05. > :20:14.Good effort by included, David Luiz covering to a mighty roar and the

:20:15. > :20:22.ball flies away into the empty seats that were once packed with Tottenham

:20:23. > :20:29.faces. Expectant faces. Heartbreaking. Seven on the spin.

:20:30. > :20:33.Seven semifinals. A lot of these players won't have been involved in

:20:34. > :20:39.those and they have to take the positives. Chelsea are into the 2017

:20:40. > :20:44.FA Cup final. Their double is still on. It's been a remarkable

:20:45. > :20:48.semifinal. Chelsea were never behind, but only late on could they

:20:49. > :20:56.truly say they had shaken off Spurs, who came back bravely twice,

:20:57. > :21:04.skilfully twice, but in the end a Nemanja Matic piledriver has sent

:21:05. > :21:06.Chelsea to the final. Spurs have to reflect on what might have been yet

:21:07. > :21:19.again. It's finished 4-2. What a fabulous game of football

:21:20. > :21:24.that was. Chelsea eventually running out winners and they are the first

:21:25. > :21:29.side through to the final of the FA Cup, where they will play either

:21:30. > :21:35.Manchester City or Arsenal. They are in great shape for a league and cup

:21:36. > :21:42.double. For Spurs, a seventh consecutive loss in the FA Cup

:21:43. > :21:46.semifinals. An unwonted new record. Conte, who made those controversial

:21:47. > :21:51.changes prior to the game, leaving out Hazard and Costa, but Hazard

:21:52. > :21:56.came on and scored the all-important fifth goal and then a stunner from

:21:57. > :22:01.Matic clinched it at the death. Thoroughly entertaining game.

:22:02. > :22:05.Brilliant game of football. I thought Chelsea deserved it. They

:22:06. > :22:09.were dogged and resilient. Tottenham had a lot of possession, but didn't

:22:10. > :22:14.make as many chances as they would have liked. We talked about his

:22:15. > :22:20.decision before the game. It was a huge gamble to leave Hazard in

:22:21. > :22:24.particular out. He had firepower to bring on, Fabregas, Costa and

:22:25. > :22:29.Hazard. Has changed the game and I think Chelsea deserved it. It's what

:22:30. > :22:38.they do, they frustrate teams. Maybe Conte has found the new formula,

:22:39. > :22:41.save your best players and bring them on later. We can hear from the

:22:42. > :22:43.man who clinched the game, Nemanja Matic.

:22:44. > :22:48.What an incredible result. What a strike that was. You surprised even

:22:49. > :22:54.some of your team-mates on the bench. It was a nice goal. First of

:22:55. > :23:01.all I want to say we are very happy because we are in the final.

:23:02. > :23:06.Congratulations to Spurs, they are a great team. It was really hard

:23:07. > :23:11.today. When you score four goals against them you have to win the

:23:12. > :23:14.game so I am very happy. It was the perfect start, but Tottenham

:23:15. > :23:20.wouldn't leave you alone, they kept coming back and coming back. It

:23:21. > :23:27.looked tough. They are a great team, one of the best teams in the Premier

:23:28. > :23:31.League. It was very hard today. We scored the first goal, they

:23:32. > :23:37.equalised, we scored a second, they didn't give up. Congratulations to

:23:38. > :23:43.them, they play good football. That's why we are so happy today.

:23:44. > :23:48.You had some firepower on the bench today. You showed what you can do.

:23:49. > :23:53.You must be delighted to be coming back in May. It's always good to win

:23:54. > :23:58.this game, this kind of game, a semifinal against London team. It's

:23:59. > :24:05.good for the fans. It will be my first final in five years at Chelsea

:24:06. > :24:09.in the FA Cup. I hope to win it. It was a surprise for many that you

:24:10. > :24:16.were on the bench. How did you feel about starting the game there? Were

:24:17. > :24:20.you surprised? No. The manager told me yesterday. You have to expect

:24:21. > :24:28.everything in football. You want to play every game, but he made a great

:24:29. > :24:34.choice. Willian score two goals. Well done to both of you and we will

:24:35. > :24:39.see you back here in May. The fans leaving after the game. A

:24:40. > :24:44.lot of Spurs fans left before the final whistle. If they had got a

:24:45. > :24:48.couple of late goals it would have been interesting to see them try to

:24:49. > :24:53.get back in. Frank, your former club through to Wembley again and they

:24:54. > :24:58.did it with emphatic finishing. They did. I have to give Conte so much

:24:59. > :25:03.credit. The two most potent attacking players in the team on the

:25:04. > :25:09.bench and they win. A lot of people will have watched the game and said

:25:10. > :25:17.they defended a lot. This is Hazard. Bad from Tottenham. They leave the

:25:18. > :25:20.edge of the box completely open. It's a great finish, but you need

:25:21. > :25:28.leaders in there to put someone on the edge of the box. They don't.

:25:29. > :25:32.That was Chelsea's first corner. They've had to switch around, Walker

:25:33. > :25:36.coming on as substitute, the full-backs changing around. I think

:25:37. > :25:41.they were mixed up. Very rare and we rarely would you not have anyone on

:25:42. > :25:45.the edge of the box. You felt Tottenham were unfortunate. Alan

:25:46. > :25:50.thought Chelsea deserved it, you're not so sure. Definitely not. I can't

:25:51. > :25:54.believe you think that. I can't see how you don't feel Spurs deserved to

:25:55. > :25:59.win that. Not lose the game the way they did. They were the better team

:26:00. > :26:04.throughout, they dominated possession. Granted, Chelsea were

:26:05. > :26:10.much more potent in front of goal. No way Spurs deserved lose. You

:26:11. > :26:15.don't win games with possession. We know that. Spurs dominated that

:26:16. > :26:20.game. With possession. Chelsea were on the back foot. Chelsea were

:26:21. > :26:27.against the best defensive team in the league and they scored four. You

:26:28. > :26:31.don't need to play well to win finals. When you're under pressure,

:26:32. > :26:35.you need to defend. Tottenham played the better football, but the only

:26:36. > :26:41.had four shots on target. Frank, you would be upset as a Spurs player.

:26:42. > :26:46.Yes, when you think you've played well and you've lost 4-2, you will

:26:47. > :26:53.be upset. Let's move on! One thing we can all agree on was the final

:26:54. > :26:56.goal was something special. Unbelievable strike from Matic. You

:26:57. > :26:59.hit a few strikes in your career where the minute it leaves your

:27:00. > :27:06.foot, you don't need to watch it because you know where it's going.

:27:07. > :27:11.Do you?! He will not hit a better strike than that in his career.

:27:12. > :27:16.Right in the postage stamp, top corner, Lloris had no chance. You

:27:17. > :27:22.could have two or three goalkeepers and they wouldn't stop it.

:27:23. > :27:31.Unbelievable strike. Look at Zouma's face! One of the best goals ever

:27:32. > :27:36.seen at Wembley I would suggest. Out of the blue and it finished off the

:27:37. > :27:40.game. His game plan today worked absolutely perfect. The guys he left

:27:41. > :27:46.out showed him the right reaction, the guy he brought in score two

:27:47. > :27:51.goals soak it worked out perfectly. We have two more heavyweights facing

:27:52. > :27:52.off here next weekend. We followed Anthony Joshua in the way to

:27:53. > :28:00.Wembley. Heavyweight champion of the world,

:28:01. > :28:18.Anthony Joshua! Don't miss that. It's been a big day

:28:19. > :28:20.at the bottom of the Premier League. All of the action in Match Of The

:28:21. > :28:35.Day. We've got a bit more time to talk

:28:36. > :28:42.about what was really cracking game of football. It was. It was

:28:43. > :28:46.interesting. You've got one team who dominated possession, one team quite

:28:47. > :28:49.happy to sit and soak up pressure because they know they've got the

:28:50. > :28:56.players to change the game when they go forward and that's how they won

:28:57. > :29:00.the game. Is it also important in terms of the title? Definitely.

:29:01. > :29:04.Confidence. He's rested their two best players and they've made the

:29:05. > :29:10.final. The run in looks nice. They will be fresh and confident on

:29:11. > :29:13.Tuesday. I'd love to see the Alli goal again. It didn't have much

:29:14. > :29:18.bearing, but it made it a cracking game of football and it was such a

:29:19. > :29:23.sensational goal. Eriksen has come into his own at the back end of this

:29:24. > :29:28.season. This ball, you won't see many better deliveries. David Luiz,

:29:29. > :29:33.man off the match, scrambling to get anywhere near it. I think Alli was

:29:34. > :29:38.clipped by David Luiz. To finish it on his left foot like that was

:29:39. > :29:41.brilliant. One big thing. Yours, what Chelsea brought off the bench

:29:42. > :29:46.today is something Spurs need to look to for the future. Final word

:29:47. > :29:53.on Spurs. Looking ahead, it could affect them a bit, they missed out

:29:54. > :29:56.at the end of last season and this season again possibly. They had a

:29:57. > :30:02.big chance today, no Cahill, Costa or Hazard. They had a big chance to

:30:03. > :30:10.win today. I think it will damage them. Chelsea? They've got the

:30:11. > :30:15.mindset, they are winners. We are out of time. Chelsea are through to

:30:16. > :30:16.the FA Cup final. Once again, Spurs are given the Wembley blues.

:30:17. > :30:50.Goodbye. # You've made it this far

:30:51. > :31:10.Don't leave it to chance